My brother and I grew up on a rocky, vine-covered hillside. Consequently, neither of us ever learned how to mow grass. As an adult, I tried a push-mower a few times, and then hired a teen to do the job. Michael is also a complete mowing novice, and now that he and his lady have … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections – May 26th, 2023
DRAG ME TO THE CAPITOL! This was the name of the march and protest rally my eldest attended on Tuesday in Montgomery, Alabama. Liam and friends, and Alabama UUs, among hundreds of others descended on the capitol to protest two bills coming before the state legislature that are anti-LGBTQ, anti-trans, and anti-Drag. My excellent colleague, … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections – May 20th, 2023
Mother’s Day is a mixed experience for most of us. For some it is a wonderful time of family gathered around the lynchpin that is the mother. For others it serves as a painful reminder of hurt and loss. For all those who have lost a beloved mother, or mothering figure . . . For … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections – May 12th, 2023
The Social Justice committee will meet on zoom next Tuesday, May 16, 6pm. June is Pride month and our friends at PFLAG Niceville have a great pride program! We will have a UUFEC table at the June 10 event in Fort Walton Beach, plus there are many Pride volunteer opportunities. We will also take next … Continue reading Social Justice Committee meeting May 16th, 2023
This month’s Share the Plate recipient is One Hopeful Place. https://onehopefulplace.org
I brought Liam down with me last week, and in between fellowship obligations, we made it to the beach for a few hours. We also caught one of the Hobbit trilogy movies on the hotel TV. It made me think of how the four of us used to pile in the bed together and Bill … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections – May 5th, 2023
As we celebrate mothers and the mothering we all give and receive, we will also have our annual Flower Communion! If you can, please bring one or more flowers to add to our communal vase. Everyone will leave with a different bloom.
Cassie will be assisting Liz Wilkins in running our fantastic RE Program. We are so pleased to welcome her and her son to the UUFEC family.
TV Dinner Theater Friday, May 5th, 2023 at 6:00 pm This is a community event open to all for sharing music, poetry, comedy and other brief amateur stage performances. Some material may not be appropriate for children.
Transitional times are tricky. Like the god Janus whose two faces turned in opposite directions, we keep trying to look back and focus on the past, and also to look ahead and get our bearings for the future. We temporal creatures only live in one direction, traveling through time at the speed of one second … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections – April 28th, 2023
