Our spiritual theme for June is Play. I imagine that living in Florida for many of our retired members and friends that Play is something they feel more connected with than they may have earlier in their lives -- although I...

They say April showers bring May flowers... And the longer I live in Florida, the more I realize how much such sayings are really irrelevant to this part of the country, as are so many of the hymns in our...

Our spiritual theme for the month of April is Awakening. While this theme is certainly reflective of the holidays this month, including Easter and Passover, it also works beautifully for the ways the Earth is awakening further north.  There’s a...

Our spiritual theme for March is "Renewing Faith." I keep thinking about all the ways this can be interpreted and am looking forward to what the month brings forth for us all.  This week Lent began. Although I was not...

The spiritual theme we're reflecting on for February is "Widening the Circle." In 2017, a gathering of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color leaders was convened to discuss concerns, disappointments, challenges, and laments about the UUA and whether it...

January is a funny month to me -- it's the beginning of the calendar year, a time of new beginnings, resolution or intention-setting, and the end of the Christmas season on January 6. At the same time, it's well into...

December has always felt like a lot of month to me -- there are a bunch of holidays, and when I was growing up, it seemed like my mom always had Christmas music. We decorated the house big time with...

Our theme for November is "Holding History," and I've been thinking about the wonder of this time of the year. Halloween and All Souls Day are two beloved holidays to me; Halloween was one of my grandmother's birthdays. As the...

We are rolling into October and the best news for many of us is that we are reopening! It's hard to believe that we're just about there -- and if you think it's taken too long a time, your help...

From the Minister Usually, when September rolls around, ministers have already laid out some scaffolding for what might be addressed in the coming year. I suspect that practice has changed significantly since the beginning of the pandemic for all of...