Friday Five!

I belong to revgalblogpal.org, a supportive community for clergy women. On Fridays, we play Friday Five, this is the first time I am playing. 1. How do you sign off in your emails, professional and personally? Professionally: In Faith… Personally, it varies from person to person.  2. If you were an animal TODAY, what is…

Foiled Again!

My husband and I signed up for a stained glass class with Lynette Richards of Rose Window Stained Glass last spring. We were unable to make the final class in June and Lynette graciously told us that we could come back and finish anytime that was convenient for us over the summer. The summer of my sabbatical stretched out…

I Like to Move It, Move It!

I have spent lots of time in my gardens this summer. I have discovered just how physically demanding gardening is and how sedentary my life usually is. The most demanding thing has been moving plants and edging the borders. We thought that hiring a landscaper last year to design and lay out the gardens made…

The Energy of Labyrinths & Bees!

This is entrance to the labyrinth at the Singing Sands Inn. I didn’t realize when I started down the path that it was an unfamiliar design to me, a two-mouthed Baltic Wheel Labyrinth or Goddess Labyrinth. The labyrinth was one of the reasons I chose to stay at Singing Sands Inn on my recent Photography Trip to…

Sun & Sea & Sky

It was the first day of my three month sabbatical and seemed like the perfect opportunity to connect with other women outside of my church, to spend time outdoors in a beautiful setting, and to stretch my comfort zone by drumming.   Heather Pentz was the retreat leader; I met her when she drummed for You…

Death: The Final Frontier

I drive past Camp Hill Cemetery quite regularly in my travels around Halifax, and as a minister, I have occasionally presided at graveside or committal services there. Camp Hill Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in Halifax, the final resting place for many of the city’s elite; you can read more about it here. I have…

My Father’s Ashes

It’s been two months since I wrote a post. Two months that have been demanding professionally and personally as my congregation and I dealt with a number of deaths, including the most recent one, that of my father two and half weeks ago. My father’s death was sudden and shocking, his body unexpectedly succumbing to…

10 Things I Learned About Baking and Ministry

I learned how to bake by using this cookbook. I still do most of my baking from it. They are tried and true recipes that never fail. As you can see from this picture, this cookbook has been well used, in fact, I have lost some of the pages, but since my mother and all three…

CASH MONEY!

  I started this blog as a way to explore the sacred through photography. This photograph, taken at the southeast corner of Young and Robie Streets in Halifax, is not sacred at all. Up until a few months ago this site was home to Robie Foods, an iconic Chinese Food Restaurant, that closed after more than…

This Is Me… On Drugs

This is our drug cupboard, and you don’t see the containers behind those!  I consider myself a fairly healthy mid-fifties woman, who nevertheless relies on a daily regimen of drugs, both prescription and OTC to stay that way. Each morning I portion out the pills: three different ones for my aching joints, one to keep my…