East of the Sun and West of the Moon

the road, ever, on and on   In preparing for my appearance at FaerieCon this weekend, I have been spending some time with the beautiful and difficult fairy tale “East of the Sun and West of the Moon.” I fell in love with this story many years ago because it was...

Sitting At an Altar, Somewhere Between Night and Morning

In my personal calendar, this is the last day of the old year. I woke too early for the day ahead, when there can be no nap to refresh me and I need to be sharp, alert, at my best. I’m doing a wedding later today for a family of whom I am very fond and, as you...

Ever-loving Sunday

We had our first all-clergy devotional at Mother Grove today. We all dressed out–stoles, cords, and all–and did a round-robin sort of ritual with lots of participation and song. The discussion afterwards was equally interesting, going from daily practice,...