First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

This was another doozy of a week weather-wise starting with normal temperatures, rising up into the 50-degree range, then receding back to below freezing while treating us to a range of weather events that went from sunshine & a gentle breeze to a strong winter snowstorm with high gale-force winds. By many standards, it was just an average winter storm like the ones I used to experience while growing up in Northwestern Pennsylvania in my hometown of Warren that had a sign dec

Me, a blogger? SIGN ME UP!!! If you don’t already know me, here is a “Cliff Notes” version of my bio. I am Trish Lawson, a member and Elder of First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso since 2018 and 2021 respectively. I am married to my husband John of 14 years and together we have 2 incredible children, Johnny who is 11 and Molly who is 9. We also have our sweet Lucy Belle, our 4-year-old Beagle-Labrador we rescued as a pup. I grew up in the Roman Catholic Church and when I w

Noticing…Jesus noticed two boats nearby when he was teaching the crowd at the shore of Lake Gennesaret…First Simon, then James and John noticed the holiness of the surprising catch of fish, and were moved enough to leave their livelihood - nets and boats - to follow Jesus. When do you notice God’s presence with you? Maybe Sunday mornings, praising God, hearing the Word, praying, and being moved to respond in your own way…maybe looking into the eyes of an infant…maybe in the q