When I lived in Chicago, I was connected to a community that included folks who were part of an improvisational dance collective. They led contact improv dance sessions and occasionally held performances in an old church that had been minimally maintained over years of closure, but was well suited as run-down performance space. I loved … Continue reading Expecting the Unexpected
I know that many of us are missing the usual array of classes that engage us, allow us to share ideas, spend time together and build community. In our Shared Governance Model, Adult Programming is part of the Growth and Learning Council. Religious Education, AHA, and the Library are also part of this Council. Frank … Continue reading Adult Growth and Learning at QUUF
The state of the world: it might just be grief and fear. A few weeks ago, as a part of the time of Joys and Sorrows, I shared the last stanzas of Warsan Shire’s poem “What They Did Yesterday Afternoon”: later that night i held an atlas in my lap ran my fingers across the … Continue reading How We Find Hope
At the service this past Sunday, we got to hear the words of poet Andrea Gibson: “I know most people try hard to do good and find out too late they should have tried softer.” Since I first heard the poem a few years ago, I have repeated that mantra to myself: try softer. It … Continue reading Keep Trying
Friends, I am looking forward to leading worship with you this coming Sunday, and to the picnic after! I have gotten the sense that this fellowship appreciates a good time, so I hope to see many of you there. Before I offer my reflections for this blog, I want to update you on my husband, … Continue reading An Update and Some Early Thoughts
Someone quipped “The only people who like change are wet babies!” A childless young adult at the time, I didn’t know that not all babies like to have their diapers changed no matter how soggy or stinky they are. And yet, the only thing that we know for certain is that everything changes. Babies become … Continue reading Change is in Our Future
On August 1, I took care in getting ready for my first official day of work at QUUF. I selected a favorite dress, grabbed my lightweight black cardigan (will it be chilly?), and started looking at my earrings for just the right pair. The choice was obvious. Though the small turquoise pieces at the … Continue reading Brave World
Dear friends, It was a pleasure to meet so many of you at Victoria’s ordination and I am looking forward to joining you all on August 1! Let me introduce myself a little more. I am a lifelong Unitarian Universalist, and my UU roots go back to my father’s parents. They were married in a … Continue reading Letter to the Congregation
