The New Year always inspires mixed emotions for me: What did I leave unfinished? What opportunities have now expired? What are my goals and priorities for the new year? What could I achieve or experience if I plan and pay attention and the universe opens the right doors? What contribution can I make to make … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections December 31st, 2021
There will be a UUFEC Board meeting on Monday, December 27 at 6:30 p.m. For more information please contact President, Jane Park at president@uufec.com
Christmas Eve always feels special to me. Despite all I have learned about the mythical birth narratives of Jesus, and all I have gleaned from other winter traditions and holidays, the little girl in me remembers church bells, Christmas trees, caroling, and opening ONE present the night before Christmas and it all still holds what … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections December 24th, 2021
The Winter Solstice is upon us next Tuesday. In this hemisphere, it will be the shortest day of the year with the greatest number of hours of darkness. We have a history of fearing such a time because our brains are wired to rely on vision which requires light. This year, I encourage you not … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections December 17th, 2021
Holidays focus a lens on our lives which make the good so much better and the bad so much worse. I remember being 8 months pregnant with Liam and ordering Chinese food for a Christmas meal with Bill, Mom and my brother Mike. It was our first holiday season without my father, who had received … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections December 10th, 2021
It always amuses me how clean and shiny the stable appears in the nativity pictures and how magically recovered Mary seems to be. Birth is messy and exhausting. Stables are filthy, dusty, and stinky much of the time. Babies are beautiful and sweet when bathed and dressed in clean clothing, but that is not always … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections December 3rd, 2021
At its November 22 meeting, the Board reviewed local COVID-19 indicators and the status of the building. The current building use policy is still in effect. There is good news! Local indicators continue to show steadily declining COVID-19 risk in Okaloosa County. The work of the pest control company is done: The rodents are out … Continue reading Update on UUFEC building and in-person activities
“Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” – John Lennon I am a planner. I always have a plan, a back-up plan and often a back-up to the back-up. My purse always contains the usual wallet and keys plus pen and paper, lipstick, cough drops, extra quarters, tissues, phone charging cord, … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections November 20th, 2021
UUFEC member, Miriam Lavandier, appears in a film, “Someone Waits for Me,” premiering this Friday, November 12, at the Pensacola Little Theater at 7:00 p.m. In addition to Miriam the film features several LGBT people in this area, a gay couple and one lesbian couple. A cocktail hour will precede the film at 5:30 p.m. … Continue reading Movie Night November 12th, 2021
Mary Oliver writes about the Alligator as a fixture in the Florida landscape: “In beautiful Florida, he is king of his own part of the black river, ” and she celebrates the strength, speed, beauty, ferocity of this animal. I recently saw a video about Wally the registered Emotional Support Gator. He’s about 5 feet … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections November 12th, 2021
