As Thanksgiving approaches, like most of you, I have had much on my mind: getting older son Liam transported home while I am working in Panama City, when to get the turkey out of the freezer, various personal business tasks, best time for Bill … read more.
Nothing stays the same. I know it’s an obvious statement, but it continues to hit me often. As creatures who see and measure the passage of time and the changes wrought thereby, we can live with a constant sense of anxiety about meeting … read more.
Today I received an important letter which read:
Dear Ruth,
The Ministerial Fellowship Committee (MFC) convened during a special November 1 conference call to vote on renewal applications submitted by the July 1, 2022, deadline. After reviewing your submission, the MFC voted to grant you … read more.
When I was younger, I loved to dance! I started out in ballet classes at age 7, and then I learned disco dancing at summer camp -some line dancing, some jumping about. It was all wonderful! I even won a jitterbug contest … read more.
For the past 15 months, I have been writing “Rev Ruth’s Reflections.” I spend no more than 15 min on each one resulting in 3-5 paragraphs on whatever catches my attention or is churning in my brain. I know some people read them.
A colleague recently … read more.
I have been at the Fall Conference of the Liberald Religious Educators Association (LREDA) all week, in Birmingham. I keep my membership in this organization current because I learn so much that boosts my ministry and helps me contribute ideas and resources for … read more.
Our cat Sherlock brought us a gift yesterday: a bird; a LIVE bird.
Frequently he brings us his toy hedgehog and receives much praise for being such a fell hunter! As an indoor cat, his opportunities for exercising his hunting skills and instincts are quite … read more.
It’s hard to say “Goodbye” to someone who has become part of our lives at UUFEC, who has served us so faithfully and who knows us so well and STILL kept coming back week after week to keep us organized and moving forward!
Marion Taylor has … read more.
So much of our lives involves waiting. I am sitting with husband Bill in the eye doctor’s waiting room. Bill has eye problems related to diabetes.
I have sat in many uncomfortable chairs waiting on behalf of loved ones and parishioners. Sometimes the news was good … read more.
Love is not a feeling. Love is a connection between two or more people.
We have many feelings about love. Sometimes we feel happy, even ecstatic about love. Sometimes we feel angry about loving someone who has let us down. Sometimes … read more.
