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Testimony!
Beloved – One day in seminary, I was lamenting to a friend, Asha – praise, petition, lament, we do a lot of that sort of
Samhain – Ode to the West Wind
Dear friends – I invite you to watch this video of the Ode to the West Wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley…my favorite autumnal poem, hands
Don’t Just Do It!
Beloved— Sometimes in our discernment, there is no clear way forward. We know that we cannot stay as we have been, and yet we are
The SRDs of Life
Dear Ones, it is time and time again that we consider the importance of the Shitty Rough Draft. It you are anything like me, you
The Birds of Transition
Beloved – I had plans for this week’s Reflections. I had discernment plans. Plans for the nature of guidance and what to do when you
Ride the Rapids With Me
Beloved— Oh my Beloved, there is so much I want to tell you. There is so much bubbling up at The Way of the River.
A Femme Gender Story: Part Two
In those early 1990’s, my fabulous Mary Janes with their chunky heels went with burnt-out velvet tops and a super-black, ice-skating-skirt-shaped number (also velvet; are
A Femme Gender Story: Part One
What follows is the story of how I came finally to embrace my gender identity in my forties. Being the femme I am feels settled,
Celebration Time
Dear ones – I write to you under the azure sky of a sunny autumn afternoon. These days are beautiful in the Pacific Northwest, when
The SRDs of Life
Dear Ones, it is time and time again that we consider the importance of the Shitty Rough Draft. It you are anything like me, you
The Birds of Transition
Beloved – I had plans for this week’s Reflections. I had discernment plans. Plans for the nature of guidance and what to do when you
Ride the Rapids With Me
Beloved— Oh my Beloved, there is so much I want to tell you. There is so much bubbling up at The Way of the River.
A Femme Gender Story: Part Two
In those early 1990’s, my fabulous Mary Janes with their chunky heels went with burnt-out velvet tops and a super-black, ice-skating-skirt-shaped number (also velvet; are
A Femme Gender Story: Part One
What follows is the story of how I came finally to embrace my gender identity in my forties. Being the femme I am feels settled,
Celebration Time
Dear ones – I write to you under the azure sky of a sunny autumn afternoon. These days are beautiful in the Pacific Northwest, when
A Story of Weight Stigma
(The below was originally a Facebook post from 26 September 2019) So, I learned from Be Nourished’s blog that it is Weight Stigma Awareness Week,
The Dimming of Our Light
Dear hearts – Today, as I say in my video, is all about the light. It’s all about the middle of autumn, the height, or the midst,
Come and Be One
My dear comrades – Today’s tiny, short video includes a song written by our own comrade, Eldritch, many years ago. It was also sung at
What is Here for Me?
Dear friends – Sometimes, let’s face it, we all get overwhelmed. We just beat our fists into the air or against our legs or into a