I need a tiny glimmer of hope. Just a little one.   I need a day without someone being shot by an "officer of the law." I need to know that a family is given sanctuary instead of deportation. I need to know that kids ate lunch (and breakfast and dinner and a couple snacks). I need to know that there are still places where people feel at peace – where they feel safe.   I need my student loans to be forgiven and my credit card debt to be paid off. I need jeans that fit and the

I missed a Chiropractor appointment this week. I didn’t forget I had the appointment, I forgot what day of the week it was. But really, what was I thinking scheduling anything on January 2? The week between Christmas and New Years is liminal. Even if you have to go work, time moves differently. And if you’re life is dictated by the academic calendar, it’s even more ambiguous. “It is a weekend?” Who knows anymore. And it is a # ChampagneProblem. A privilege and luxury that I d

It was perfectly chaotic. Thank you to Synergy, Ms. B. Bless, Lucy Salazar, Linnea Gullikson, Earnest, United Churches of Olympia, Rev. Lara Crutsinger-Perry, Severin Gardner, Ashley Cahill, Jessica Babcock, and all the Shepherds & Angels! Photography by Ashely Cahill, Moments and Mountains Photo and Film, https://momentsandmountains.com/

Henri Nouwen , upon returning to the US after a spending a year in France with the L’Arche Community , he writes in his diary on May 13, 1986; “What most strikes me, being back in the United States, is the full force of the restlessness, the loneliness, and the tension that holds so many people.” I shared this reflection published in Nouwen’s book, The Road to Daybreak , with clergy colleagues this week. I began by asking them where they were in the Spring of 1986 when this d

We will not gather in-person on November 23. DIY WildWood originated during those months of Zoom gatherings as an opportunity to encounter the Holy wherever you are. I offer some things for your consideration and reflection. As with most things with WildWood, there are no expectation take what you need. Yesterday my kiddo performed at her school’s Maker’s Market. In her Cinderella dress and sequined jacket, with her Kitty Piano (a kitty shaped keyboard that plays meow sounds

Last Sunday, as we were leaving Squaxin Park, we caught a glimpse of the most intense sunset I think I’ve ever seen. The sky was fuchsia, it reflected on the water, and everything had a pink tint to it. We rushed to an overlook to get a better view, but the trees blocked our view and we only saw a glimpse of it through the branches. It made me think of the story of when Moses asks God; “Show me your glory.” To which God replies, “no one can see me and live.” Squaxin Park, Nov

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