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Courtney Ellis

@courtneyellis.bsky.social

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author. birder. pastor married to a pastor. author of Weathering Change, Looking Up, and Uncluttered. host of The Thing with Feathers podcast, about birds and hope. stubbornly kind.

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · Jul 3

Creation is constantly in flux—seasons, tides, migration, life cycles. Witnessing the ways nature weathers change offers wisdom in how we might do the same.

So excited to announce my new book, Weathering Change. Preorder yours today!

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 1h

Sometimes I forget how wimpy we are here in California, but then I get two texts and an email from our elementary school principal notifying us that IT IS GOING TO RAIN TOMORROW.

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 3h

I definitely did think of Ruth. 😆

Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 3h

Cheers to that!

Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 9h

HYPOTHETICALLY

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 9h

Oh heavens, that’s a terrifying thought.

Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 9h

One thing about wearing a skirt you love and feel really cute in is that you should check and make sure you didn’t accidentally tuck it into your underwear before you meet someone for lunch.

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 14h

One of the fun things about marriage is that sometimes you buy each other a new water heater for Christmas.

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 1d

It was so many. And it’s only half her class. I drew the line at inviting all the boys too. We have a small house!

Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 1d

My husband: We did it.

Me: 16 six-year-olds.

Him: Two hours of birthday fun.

Me: They were very sweet.

Him: Our daughter felt so loved.

Me: And also…

Him: We do not pay first grade teachers NEARLY enough.

Me: Amen.

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 1d

Favorite moment of my daughter’s 7th birthday today was a tie between when a 6yo took over one of the games and ran it better than I could and when another 6yo handed my daughter a present and said, “You’re gonna love it. Plus it was REALLY cheap.”

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 1d

*blushes* (But SO agreed about Ruth!)

Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 1d

Daryl and the kids were camping all weekend but guess what, our water heater sprung a leak and then died, so SO WAS I.

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 3d

Both.

Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 3d

Noooooo volume control.

Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 3d

Literary children, what can I say?

Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 3d

My 6yo: I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK
Me: Oh wonderful! Would you like to read it to me?
6yo: CHAPTER ONE - MY FAMILY IS WEIRD

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 4d

Why are we tucking in the shirts all of a sudden?

I didn’t carefully grow this midsection over many perimenopausal years in order to highlight it, thank you very much.

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 4d

I’m a nerd who married a nerd and now we have nerd children and I can’t recommend it all highly enough.

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 4d

AND they just said they’re offering 20% off for preorders of the book! 🎉

Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 4d

Bonus points if you order somewhere awesome like this fantastic independent bookstore in Lancaster, PA. nooks.gallery

(Send them an email, tell them you want to preorder my book, and they’ll do the rest!)

Nooks

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 4d

Change is hard. God is good. And nature can help us through.

Weathering Change is an invitation to explore change as God has created the natural world to do: with preparation, curiosity, adaptation, and resilience.

Want to learn more? Preorder your copy today!

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 4d

I am not a Homemade Birthday Mom™ (big fan of going to the bowling alley) but our 6yo is requesting to have her friends over to our house for classic party games and hand decorated cupcakes and she woke up this morning with a GREAT idea for a SCAVENGER HUNT and also pray for me.

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 4d

He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me. —Matthew‬ ‭25‬:‭45‬ ‭

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 5d

I write occasional articles for our Presbytery’s newsletter, but rarely do they bring tears to my eyes. This one did.

losranchos.org/2025/10/a-lo...

Worship and Partnership

For 45 years the Vietnamese Presbyterian Church of Garden Grove (VPC) and First Presbyterian Church (FPC) have partnered together.

losranchos.org

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Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social · 5d

You can call me bro if you want, but the answer to whatever you’re asking will be no.
—A sentence I just spoke to my teenager

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