The Journey

Little Warrior is my role model for enthusiasm. For a while, the word of the day ... many days ... was "No." I think all moms get...

I was about 12. Mom was really into theme trees, and she had amassed a huge collection of seashells, from all those years of walking along ...

I once heard or read something about how the best art shows beauty with a little ugly mixed in, so you know it's real. That's how I ...

Little Warrior survived because: we wouldn't give up/she's a fighter/God has special plans for her. It's an insult to the child...

A bit of unsolicited advice ... Do not say, "Even if you're not a ____, you'll like this," if you ARE, in fact, a _____. E...

I can't make this stuff up, folks: HOA Bans Christmas Wreath With Peace Sign

This December, my goal is a surfeit of holiday. Not a surfeit of material goods ... we are blessed to have insurance, but with that, come de...

In younger years, I would have an interesting reason for being outside at midnight. Alas, my reason was not prosaic at all ... Bo Peep was ...

Made the dinner. Sauerkraut is now going to be a family tradition. Don't mock, it works marvelously with all of the rich Thanksgiving ...

And if you don't know that iconic reference, go to You Tube and search for "WKRP Thanksgiving." Ahh. Good times. Well, I actu...

A relatively small gathering this year, just the six of us and my parents. But with a whole lot to be thankful for. I am (she brags) known ...

The Cretishists (Christmas Fetishists) liked Christmas A LOT But Thanksgiving, they believed, was a day best forgot They should still get th...

If you haven't seen this movie, then get in the Thanksgiving spirit and go. rent. it. NOW. It's marvelous. A story of a family with ...

Wow. Mind-expanding session with no hallucinogens. Our congregation is doing "Big Questions" covenant groups, that began this mon...

And right now, Yet Another Unitarian Universalist has me thinking about UU themes in Christmas music. The song that I think is the quintess...

Okay, I've ignored tags and postings of this one, but now, Imperfect Genius 's post on "10 Random Things About Me" has me ...

Happy Cindy asks, what do UU Bloggers watch? I enjoy seeing what others watch. Just last Sunday, I mentioned in my sermon that yes, some UU...

I can't imagine how large the hole in my heart would have been, if I were planning the holidays right now with LW gone. Thank God that w...

I've felt insecure about my voice ever since I was a kid. I LOVE music and love to sing but like many folks, I worry that my voice isn...

After my two "school-budders" returned home this afternoon, we all went to vote. Call me corny, but I like the idea of them actua...