My apologies for not blogging yesterday as promised but I’m still at the stage of recovery where I spend more hours each day in jammies than jeans and where naps tend to determine the course of the day rather than any plans I might make.
Anyway, here’s something I’ve been wanting to share with you . [...]

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A word of explanation before we begin: The following post has been provided so that you can join with others around the world in an online communion scheduled anytime on Sunday, September 20, 2009. All you need to participate is a bit of bread, a cup of juice or wine, and a desire to come [...]

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During the week following surgery I had done little more than sleep on the couch, sleep on the recliner,  sleep on the bed and gulp down pain medication (hence all the aforementioned napping), so when D left one morning to run errands I thought enough was enough; it was about time I get up and [...]

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“Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your [...]

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For years one of my most cherished childhood possessions was a Christian novelty item, a chintzy white porcelain six-inch plate with a picture of Jesus painted in the center; the light-skinned, blue-eyed, wavy blonde-haired, semi-smiling version of Jesus. Similar renderings of which could be found in my framed needlepoint wall hanging of the Good Shepherd [...]

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I’ve received some incredible emails this past week. I’ve read about the dazzling courage of a young gay youth who came out in the Bible Belt of our country to his conservative Christian parents and had the compassion and maturity to give them time to come around…and with open and loving hearts they did. I’ve [...]

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D and I were wandering around a clothing store today and as we headed out to our car D said, “You’re smaller than the other woman who was in the store.” [If you follow me over on Facebook or on my other blog you'll know that both D and I have lost a significant amount [...]

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My beloved wife, best friend, and co-conspirator in mischief is at home in California while I’m in Oregon for a few days visiting my mom. I make this trip every six weeks or so and while I’m never gone for more than a few days at a time I start missing D before I’ve even [...]

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There is a Time to be Born, and it is Now
There is a time to be born and a time to die.
And this is a time to be born.
So we turn to you, God of our life,
….….….….….….……God of all our years,
…….….….….….…….God of our beginning.
….Our times are in your hand.
Hear us as we pray:
….For those of [...]

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SugarPie HoneyBunch
You’re my Honeybunch, Sugarplum
Pumpy-umpy-umpkin, You’re my Sweetie Pie
You’re my Cuppycake, Gumdrop
Snookgums-Boogums, You’re the Apple of my Eye
And I love you so and I want you to know
That I’ll always be right here
And I love to sing sweet songs to you
Because you are so dear.
I know. It’s so sickeningly sweet and over-the-top you want to [...]

Posted in Christian Lesbian Identity, Grace Meditations, Love and Grace 9 Comments »