This personal story was generously contributed to SisterFriends Together by Rachel over at A Christian Feminist Journey. This is the letter Rachel wrote in coming out to her friends.

I’ve decided that its time to come out of the shadows. There’s no especially easy way to tell people that you love that you’ve been keeping something [...]

Posted in Personal Stories 5 Comments »

This personal story was generously contributed to SisterFriends Together by Tiffany.
I am a transsexual Christian.  In that sentence, the word “transsexual” is an adjective.  An adjective is a word that describes. It tells the reader an attribute I possess.  I have the attribute of being a transgender woman.  I like to explain it this [...]

Posted in Personal Stories 3 Comments »

This personal story was generously contributed to SisterFriends Together by Sherrill Morris.
When I started seminary in 1989, there were two important things I didn’t know. First, that I was a lesbian, and second, that my denomination would pass a ruling explicitly banning the ordination and licensing of lesbians and gay men in our four-state [...]

Posted in Personal Stories 2 Comments »

This personal story that opens our week-long series leading up to Holy Week was contributed by Kathy.
My story is not all that exceptional.  I came out at the age of 43. I suppose that seems late in life to some people but it was just the right time for me.  As I look back [...]

Posted in Personal Stories 7 Comments »

Whether you read this blog in email or click over here regularly I want to invite everyone to stop by every day for the next two weeks leading up to Easter because some special things are in store. Beginning tomorrow morning through the following Saturday I’ll be posting eight stories that tell the personal stories [...]

Posted in Weekend Links 3 Comments »

I’ve never liked tea. Bagged, loose, black, green, it all tastes like murky dishwater to me. My distaste for tea makes it all the more absurd that I came up with the brilliant idea some years ago to collect teapots. I had Winnie-the-Pooh teapots and British flower wagon teapots and teapots in just about any [...]

Posted in Contests, Giveaways, and Games 9 Comments »

(Email Subscribers: Video embedded. Please visit the site to view. It’s a must see!)

Posted in Marriage 2 Comments »

This afternoon I dropped off two cases of books at the nearby book store in exchange for what else but an in-store credit for more books. I’ve always loved reading  as in “Honey, it’s a beautiful day. Why don’t you put your book down and go play outside with the other children?” Right now I [...]

Posted in Picks and Favs No Comments »

The photo to the right (unless you receive my posts in email then who knows where the image is dropped!) shows all the solid food I consume in one week. Seriously. That’s it.
For the few of you who follow my rather sporadic blog, Fasting for a Change, you know that for the past ten weeks [...]

Posted in Christian Living and Faith, SnapShot Reflections 4 Comments »

Here I am. Comfortably seated at the premier table of my favorite Starbucks drenched in warm sunlight with an electrical outlet within reach I’m waiting for blogging inspiration to descend. Until it does, I send you these links to assist you in avoiding all home, work, and family responsibilities for the foreseeable future. You don’t [...]

Posted in Weekend Links 3 Comments »