A beautiful friend of mine sent me today the following writing from Gratefulness, The Heart of Prayer by Brother David Steindl-Rast: “The root of joy is gratefulness. We tend to misunderstand th… more →
mythankfulboywrote 16 hours ago: One of my fondest memories of growing up in a Unitarian Universalist church involves lighting the ch … more →
wrote 18 hours ago: A beautiful friend of mine sent me today the following writing from Gratefulness, The Heart of Praye … more →
wrote 21 hours ago: Not long after I became a Unitarian Universalist, I was lurking on a UU chat list when a conversatio … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Nail biter of a little league game tonight, but B’s team pulled it off by one run! His class a … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Click to view slideshow. I’ve been reading New York Times’ op-ed writer Ross Douthat pro … more →
wrote 1 day ago: One of the things that always crops up in the wider Pagan parenting community is the question of re … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Fun, unusual, busy, productive, tiring day yesterday. I tried to nonchalantly bump up the time of th … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Principles under construction — somehow it seems fitting. I’ve sat in the pew of a Unita … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Tomorrow my son’s fourth grade class is doing a “wax museum” of famous people, whi … more →
wrote 3 days ago: I again indulge my interest in Unitarian-Universalism (UU). To me, UU has the potential to fulfill t … more →
wrote 4 days ago: Tonight, B burst forth with a veritable plethora of things for which to be thankful! Water (for swim … more →
wrote 5 days ago: Russell and I have been attending the First Unitarian Church of Honolulu for twelve years. We first … more →
wrote 5 days ago: A lazy day today, this rainy Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. More movies from home, some housekeepin … more →
wrote 6 days ago: Tonight, at our chalice lighting, B said “Oh, I’m thankful for technology. I promised my … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Tonight B proposed a new twist to the chalice lighting, which was naming something we are not thankf … more →
wrote 1 week ago: To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I have written about my first yoga teacher in the post “A Splendid Awakening,” the post … more →
wrote 1 week ago: At a meeting of chaplain staff, there was a presentation on ritual in spiritual care. The chaplain p … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Tonight B and I listened to a Egyptian man on the radio sob with joy as he left the polling place wh … more →