Carl the golden retriever learns about the limitations of the Golden Rule.

I have struggled forgiving myself for not knowing how to create appropriate boundaries.

May we remember to slow down when we find ourselves having difficult conversations.

Every relationship is an ongoing story that unfolds between people.

12-Step recovery has provided me with perspective, forgiveness, and freedom from shame.

A beginner’s exploration of love, relationships, and families – the latest in the FIRST CONVERSATIONS board book series, which offers adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way.

Speaking from the heart can turn an ordinary meeting into a rewarding one.

We give thanks to the Sacred, woven in and among us, for the teachers, youth advisors, youth mentors, and parents in our community.

Preparation: acquire a wooden block tower building game (similar to Jenga ©). If possible, consider getting a jumbo version of game because its size lends itself to more visibility for the congregation and more space for more kids to participate. Other supplies: signs or name tags that state...

We don’t need to understand why someone sets a boundary to respect it.

I offer my "Ouch" with hope and trust.

We must choose each other again and again, though conflict and through plenty.

We are learning to regroup and remember perfection was never the point.

Your minister is not, cannot be, your friend.

Cultures of gratitude must also be cultures of reciprocity.

Love cannot fix everything, but it can keep us company.

When covenant / breaks, we need to come home / to trust.

We are stronger together because we are different, and because we are one.