The Goose Who Tried to Keep the Summer There was once an old Wild Goose who had led the flock of other wild geese every fall for years and years on their way south. He had a thick coat of white feathers, he wore orange-colored boots, and his bill was like a gold trumpet … Continue reading September~Bringing it Home

  Chalice Lighting Love is the doctrine of this family, and service is its law. This is our great covenant, to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love, and to help one another.   Family Grace God, make me a channel of thy peace, that where there is hatred, I may sow … Continue reading August Spiritual Practices

  Creating a Family Covenant Family covenants have a lot of potential.  Used with younger children, the covenant serves as a deeper lesson about compromise and demonstrates our religious values lived in the home.  Used with teens, the covenant helps shift power dynamics through the co-creation of agreements.   Family covenants guide us to intentionality around … Continue reading August~ Bring it Home

  “Covenant is a promise I keep to myself, about the kind of person I want to be, the kind of life I mean to have, together with other people, and with all other living things.” ~Victoria Safford, from the article Bound in covenant from UU World magazine, summer 2013.   At the beginning of … Continue reading Covenant

  Chalice Lighting We light this chalice celebrating the flame of life in each of us, honoring the light we bring into the world, giving thanks for the family and the life we create together.   Family Grace May we hold hands quietly for a moment Feeling love flow around us and through us, Knowing … Continue reading July Chalice Lighting & Grace

  Bringing it Home Children are naturally full of wonder and are able to see magic in the world, in both the extraordinary and the ordinary. Creating family rituals help them connect to the world, their family, and themselves. These rituals help them get connected and stay connected as they grow and mature. Rituals impart … Continue reading Bringing it Home- July