The Journey

Sunday, July 18 Moments of Grace 4 years ago, I said to The Husband, “Our vacations are always going to where family is.  We need to find...

I got a wonderful surprise yesterday, when the Hysteric Cleric showed up to see me preach.  The kids and I were discussing yesterday's...

Just realized this little tidbit: This is the longest LW has gone in her entire life without cancer.  Off to celebrate with some Mexica...

No evidence of disease. We have beaten our record.

1:25 Waiting. We've had lunch, given the samples of blood and pee. Now, we wait for our appt to hear the results. Appt was scheduled f...

11:00 We stop in the chapel I can say a little prayer. I see the shadows of the younger me's ... A couple of them are weeping, several a...

9:00 time for the donut ride. She slides in and out the ct ring. Hold your breath! Now breathe. The nurses talk about what a pro she is. 9...

5:30 am. The alarm rings, seeming way too early. I get up, wash my face. My evangelical friends talk about putting on the armor of God each ...

It's a curious thing, to know that the next day, your heart might break into a million pieces. Or rest with relief.

They call it "shrugging off" and in preparing for ministry, we are taught to be aware of others doing it, so that we may help peop...

I am a Universalist. I am a "missionalist." And I find it very difficult to speak of one without speaking of the other. One ...

Imagine you're a UU student in an evangelical seminary. Imagine someone in one of your classes says, "After reading your paper, I...

It was just a stick, that looked like a snake.  Phew. In other words, benign.  How YOU doing?

Okay, so, after being careful not to look into the woods last week, I took a walk this week, still keeping my eyes firmly on the path. A...

A friend of mine, Stoic Joy, and his wife, Mrs. Joy, take walks on the same trail I do.  Last week, he told me, "We saw a big snake the...

Have you ever been so excited, so happy, you felt like you could just burst into tears?  Yeah, okay, but in the middle of a class? I'm...

Grab bag of various and sundry: Was at a UU event this Sunday and a UU theologian was leading us in a very simple exercise in being in the...

Is that a bummer title?  Sorry.  We often don't want to think about death until suddenly we're thrust into it, having to deal with t...

BEEEEEEP . "Thank you for contacting The Journey.  Lizard Eater is unable to come to the blog right now, as she's busy writing a ...

Went for another soul walk today.  Didn't see any animals.  Probably because there were several people walking or running on the path.  ...