We now break away for a public service announcement…

It would seem to go without saying but I’m going to say it anyway. As I move into this three part mini-series on lesbian relationships I’m not going to regurgitate what I’ve read in books or share what I’ve learned from observing the relationships of other lesbian [...]

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As of 10:00 a.m. Pacific Coast Time Wednesday morning, February 25, the SisterFriends Community Forum remains inaccessible. We had hoped to get it back up and running after the upgrade within a couple hours but realized late last evening that the re-installation was on hold until this morning when we could reach our server company [...]

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Due to a bit of a fever and cough accompanied by a hearty dose of “Oh, poor widdle me,” I’ve taken the day off from posting but I intend to get back in tomorrow (Wednesday) on the promised topic of Getting Ready for Love that I mentioned yesterday.
While I’ve been tending to my scratchy throat [...]

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I don’t normally watch the Oscars (or Golden Globes or Emmys or Grammys) as a card-carrying sour puss of all the award show hype when people in the entertainment industry honor their own in a star-studded gala as if multimillion dollar movie deals and privileged fame aren’t enough incentive and reward for a job well [...]

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Some won’t agree with what I write here. Of course I realize I run that risk every time I open my mouth or start tapping my fingers on the keyboard so I’m prepared for that, however much it pains me to not have full consensus in every thought and word that proceeds forth from my [...]

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Tomorrow is the deadline to submit your entry in the First Ever Possibly Annual SisterFriends Writing Contest. I can’t begin to tell you how overwhelmed I am by the power and honesty of the 12 stories that have already been submitted and I hope a few more come in. I think what you would find [...]

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My parents met in the church marching band. For my younger readership, this was the 1930-40’s version of a praise and worship band but while the praise and worship musicians are usually stationed to one side of the front of the sanctuary, the marching band marched. Generally outside, at parades and other social gatherings [...]

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Based on several of the comments to my previous posts, I want to clear up my intention on the previous and upcoming posts on relationships. Here’s what I’m not doing. I’m not telling you there’s a right way and a wrong way to any of this, at least in the areas I’m currently addressing. Trust [...]

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I no sooner hit the Wordpress publish button on my last post than I realized I forgot to include an additional concern in entering into a relationship before reconciling your faith and sexuality that I learned in the trenches.
First, let me go on record as saying that the reconciliation process doesn’t happen overnight anymore than [...]

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With Valentine’s Day still lingering in the air I thought I might venture into the Land of Lesbian Relationships this week, a topic I’ve resisted for some time because in talking about relationships I don’t want to give the impression to anyone that I consider myself an expert on relationships. That’s so not the case. [...]

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