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Why I am a Franciscan

These are my reflections on this occasion of my renewal of vows to the Third Order of the Society of Saint Francis. This is why I am a...

The Value of Just Showing Up: Part 1

December 3, 2007 This afternoon at 4:34 pm, M died. I was called at noon to attend her death. Emails flew back and forth as I tried to...

Pride Parade Paradise

I think I'm almost recovered from SF Pride. Well. Almost. Over many years I have marched in the parade with an amazing variety of parade...

Last Year At Clown School

Really. I have to take a lot of continuing education for both my role as a teacher of young children and as an ordained minister. I have...

Saying Goodbye. Finally.

There has been a lot in the news the last two days about celebrity suicides. I don't usually share those stories on my social media. We...

Hey, Lady!

Do you know what neighborhood you're in? (A little bit of the story of how a girly girl, ordained, Episcopal, mother of three became a...

The Yellow Tablet Confessional:

Memories of a Weird Life. But I look normal. Sometimes we think that people who write their memoirs must think a lot of themselves....

The Big Disclaimer:

Because you sometimes need a disclaimer when writing about things that may piss people off. Mainly the people who may be choosing your...

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