Happy Easter!

I wish a Blessed Easter to all of my Christian family and friends! I made it through my Lenten discipline and Holy Week preparations on staff at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church . Holy Toledo! Our staff now is blessed to enjoy a gratitude week of rest. It was a beautiful and meaningful Easter mass this …

Good Friday music service

It was a powerful Good Friday music service at St. Mary’s today. ✝️ Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with …

Palm Sunday

It was a beautiful Palm Sunday at my Mum’s country UCC Church this morning. I adore their Pastor Susan. My suit by @heartmycloset_clothing✝️ When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and …

Heartening Community

My heart is full of gratitude. It is a long Lent for me this year with absolutely no chocolate, no alcohol, and morning prayer every day. It has actually become easier to keep these disciplines as the weeks passed. Still I look forward to Easter Sunday with Easter cake, a glass of Hennessy koniak, and …

Beautiful early spring

Beautiful early spring in Pennsylvania. #pennsylvania #earlyspring #pennsylvaniaisbeautiful

He is no longer your story

A new dv blog question: How do you disconnect? The key is to understand that the person is no longer your story. This was the most heartbreaking and difficult aspect of dv for me. For years I could not imagine what my life would be like without this person I loved deeply.  They were the …

They fully respect your boundaries

This question came to me: How in the world did you ever find the courage to love again? In my long healing process, I finally came to a place where I realized the rare blessing I was given to have grown up with great parents. Many people I have met through the domestic violence centers …