Back in 1999, each June my family of four would load up our van with a tent, sleeping bags, camp stove, dishes, food and more and head out for wherever that year’s General Assembly was being held….

On this Memorial Day we want to take time to recognize those who have given their lives for our country throughout its history.

I keep hearing the word “resilient” and keep wondering what people mean by it. From a trauma-informed lens, resilience doesn’t mean we aren’t impacted. People who go through trauma are changed. Just as all of us have been impacted over the last year.

I entered the Commissioned Lay Ministry program in 2014 when I became an empty-nester. I needed something to do with my time once my daughters and infant granddaughter moved out on their own.

In December 2020, I became a CLM (Commissioned Lay Minister) with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Poconos, UUFP, a small congregation in Stroudsburg

Last fall I wrote a blog post about bringing my plants inside and setting them up to survive the dark, cold, dry months of winter. I debated whether it was worth the effort to buy lamps and humidifiers or if I should “let the leaves fall” as it were. Here’s what I learned.

When I was a child, I was fascinated by terrariums. There can be something alluring about creating miniature worlds. It’s a chance to observe a world under glass.

Many congregations have been hoping to do a form of “hybrid” or “dual-platform” worship as a way of getting back together in person once we near the end of the pandemic. We are called to be inclusive-and each congregation will

As we enter year two of the pandemic, I and many others are dealing with loss and some degree of broken-heartedness. A trip through my local drugstore reminds me that Valentine’s Day is nigh, and I find myself pondering, are there Valentine’s for the broken hearts among us?

In an end-of-the-year meditation over the holidays, the teacher suggested that we students take what we were grateful for and what we had learned and what had made us stronger in 2020 and bring all of that into 2021, leaving the rest behind.