Holy smokes, we’re halfway through May already! Geesh, feels like we just started down this month’s theme of the Path of Creativity. It brings to mind the lyrics in “Mother Spirit, Father Spirit,” the hymn that we sang on Sunday: I am empty, time flies from me, what is time? The picture in the book…

What do you do with an idea? Yes, we all know the answer– you change the world, of course! But this week, I’m literally trying to sort out what you do with too many ideas. I have a “back room” in my house that I’ve dreamt of turning into a well-organized craft room where I…

The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time. –Mary Oliver Welcome to May and our exploration down the path of Creativity! Mary Oliver’s quote above offers us a beginning point for…

We lost the great Harry Belafonte this week. Belafonte is well known for his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement, to raising millions of dollars to aid African suffering from hunger (through the “We Are the World” production in the 1980s), and encouraging other black artists and musicians to address big social problems through their…

Hello Everyone!  I am in Chicago this week doing that research for my thesis that I mentioned last week.  But, I just wanted to mention that I thoroughly enjoyed being with you all this past Easter Sunday- we learned about one another, about different holy days, and we had a wonderfully joyful time!  This joyful…

#UULent #fire #flourish #diverse I am working on my MA in Religion and, therefore, have to write a thesis. So far, I am researching the UU churches in Florida that began as fellowships (as Lakeland did), and will be narrowing in on a specific topic as I dig through the archives. I love looking through…