Posted by Reflecting recently after a personal diagnosis that has created pause in my life again, I realized a gift that was offered working and living through the throws of the COVID 19 pandemic. This gift is resilience. As I have only begun to talk with others about my lived experience of the pandemic, I am having…Read more »
Posted by However, my sweet girl is not a show girl and is not the muse of Copacabana. This is the story of my beautiful, rowdy, life-giving, human-loving, loyal and beloved, Lola. One evening my husband yelled from our front porch to come get our 6 month old mini golden-mountain doodle because he needed to rescue some…Read more »
Posted by The end of July I turned 42. I looked back at the beginning of this year and the two words I felt leading me into 2023. I laughed when I read “the year of Sue” and thinking of how healing and home would be a focus within myself. I believe it started well. I felt…Read more »
Posted by The beginning of Lent 2023, I met with my spiritual director/companion. She suggested, after our several years journeying together, that I write a personal lament. Grief has been a very large component of my personal and professional journey over the last decade. I began to engage this thought and process with openness, vulnerability and a…Read more »
Posted by I’ve been paying more attention to the way certain experiences, words, and encounters burrow themselves into the sacredness of my soul. I have found myself healing in returning to the religious music of my youth, though I remain skeptical. I didn’t think I’d find myself back here and… enjoying it. When I would hear Christian…Read more »
Posted by I continue to be cemented in the word “healing.” I initially took a few days off to attend a women’s retreat, but I did not sign up by the deadline. I had the dates approved, so I decided it was a wonderful time for a much needed staycation. Since this was scheduled for a retreat,…Read more »
Posted by I was asked to give a devotion to our first full staff meeting of the year last Monday. I have not written or given a devotion in many years. I’ve done lots of weddings and funerals/ memorials where I have written a eulogy or a thoughtful message for a couple, but the pressure to do…Read more »
Posted by After my last post (and essential meltdown), the words “healing” and “home” remained in my mind, heart and spirit. As I went to bed December 31, I felt them moving throughout my body and integrating into the deepest parts of me. I woke up New Year’s Day and they were still heavy on my mind.…Read more »
Posted by I started to write/journal about my deep sadness and longing for a feeling of excitement and joy this Christmas only to continue with a numbness and sense of urgency to get through the rest of this year. I haven’t been able to put my finger on why. I have some ideas and honest reasons to…Read more »
Posted by I love winter. I love sweaters. I love coats. I love cozy fires, warm cider, and romantic movies. Most of all I LOVE the Holiday season celebrations and Christmas. There is something magical about the chill in the air and knowing one day I too may smell snow. (Yes that was a reference to a…Read more »
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