The Universe is Conspiring for Good, Right?

At the Sylvan Lake entrance, the park ranger took an extra minute to share updates about trails and to answer questions. At the end of the conversation, I said “thank you” and “take care”. She reflected the sentiment back to me. Then I hear my nephew from the back...

Your Kid’s Religious Program is about…Sex?

  When I first heard parents at Chequamegon UU Fellowship talk about Our Whole Lives (OWL), this is what went through my head. I was confused. Why would a church be teaching about sex education? The teachers were so passionate about it, but I was too new and too...

Equal Parts – Light and Dark

The Spring Equinox was more than a month ago, and although this year has had a slow spring thaw, the daylight is now noticeably longer. Some years, I didn’t even stop to recognize this global experience: the two annual equinoxes are the only times both the northern...

Spring-ish Greetings!

I start with gratitude: thank you to all who planned, supported and attended the Service or Ordination on Feb. 26. I am beyond grateful to have been ordained by the Chequamegon Unitarian Universalist Fellowship! The Alvord Theatre was transformed into a garden of...

Thank You!

Thank You to the Chequamegon Unitarian Universalist Fellowship for conferring me into Unitarian Universalist ministry and providing a service of ordination celebration. Below is the chalice reading I wrote and shared at the end of the service: When I say go in peace,...