It can sometimes be a challenge to meet the needs of everyone in every generation. Everybody has different needs to feel safe and also to feel like they are in sacred space, some of which include: hearing issues, mobility issues, security issues, to feeling like they can settle into sacred space.   It is no secret

As we gather this Sunday for our beloved Water Communion, I am reminded of why this ritual holds such a special place in our hearts as Unitarian Universalists. The Water Communion symbolizes the coming together of our diverse and unique journeys. Each droplet of water we share represents our personal stories, our travels, and the

August is the month of planning! Even though I don’t have kids in school (although I do have two teachers in the family now!), August has always been the time when new opportunities feel ripe and it is the metaphorical new notebook with fresh clean pages. It feels like another opportunity to start over again.

This past Sunday was the first week of our Spiritual Nourishment Series. In our first week, we did a UU version of Lectio Divina with Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem Kindness. I had a number of people who said they really enjoyed that and wanted to learn more. I’m really glad because it is also one

Benjie is back!!! Our Music Director, Benjie Messer, has returned from his 7-month sabbatical. I got the wonderful opportunity to drive in a car with him for 14 hours total to Albuquerque (7 hours each way) as we traveled to the Association of UU Music Ministries gathering, which was full of music, joy, worship and

Over the last couple of days, I did one of my favorite things–hiding away in a comfy chair and reading as much as I could. Many have an idea that ministers just sit in their study and read books all day; the truth is that I really have to intentionally make time and space to