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Note to CNN: Gary and Tony Have a Church Home!
It was so interesting to watch the latest installment in CNN‘s In America documentary series. “Gary and Tony Have a Baby” is the story of two men who choose to enlarge their family by having a child via surrogacy. The … Continue reading
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Tagged BGLTQ, CNN, New York City, Religion and Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism
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Note to Garrison Keillor: Chillax!!!
матраци Image via Wikipedia I really was planning to stay out of the Garrison Keillor blogfest; I always knew he disliked UUs, and I only listened to Prairie Home Companion when I was trapped in a car, stranded in that … Continue reading
I Used to Read Your Blog….
Image by boky1 via Flickr and then you stopped blogging. What happened to you??? Yes, I know. Life happened. Church happened. Teenage children happened. Most importantly, hackers happened! The hacker issue is the worst, and I’m still working on it. … Continue reading
Remembering Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt died yesterday, and much of New York mourns him, including my own household. I first met Frank more than a decade ago, when we were on several panels together at the Key West Literary Seminar on the memoir. … Continue reading
Laurel Hallman for UUA President
Eight years ago, I was neck deep in the campaign for the presidency of our Association. I was one of the campaign managers for The Rev. Dr. William G. Sinkford, and working to elect him to lead our movement was … Continue reading
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Tagged Religion, Unitarian Universalism
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Saying Goodbye to Mac
I was 19 when I first met Isaac McNatt. It was a Saturday night in the fall of 1974, my junior year at Yale, and I was the production manager for “The Amen Corner,” by James Baldwin. The play was … Continue reading
Glory Hallelujah!!!!!!!
Oh, my God, I was so cold! We lost the kids for hours! I left the house without my phone, because I couldn’t find it. My feet ached; I walked for miles with three 1.8 million other people. IT WAS … Continue reading
On the Way….
It’s 6:50 a.m. and though I am not a morning person, I am wide awake today! The guys are getting dressed and I’ll be doing the same in a minute. Our friend, John, is making coffee for us and we … Continue reading
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Ten Best Reasons to Go Home for Thanksgiving
I am not necessarily a fan of David Letterman, but I am totally a fan of lists. So in honor of this Thanksgiving season, I am offering my own weird list of ten things that make me totally delighted to … Continue reading
Thank You, Susan Boyle!
Dear Susan— You don’t know me, and until yesterday afternoon, I didn’t know you. I was tired, cranky, discouraged about a host of burdens weighing on my heart. Between meetings at church, I signed onto Facebook to check on family … Continue reading →
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