i am sitting on my couch in my home, the home that i am so amazingly blessed to own with…
Tag: LGBT
what’s at stake: waiting for the supreme court to decide on love
2 0 0 9 / 2 0 1 0 five and a half years ago i married the most amazing…
wedding bells weekend
i’m gonna try to write words, but i know that my words will not do the experience justice. today, i…
the day that love came to north carolina
here we are. in 2010. at a rally for marriage equality in raleigh, north carolina. yesterday was day one in…
wednesday wisdom: rules of living # 4
happy ash wednesday, my friends. you may or may not celebrate the beginning of lent, but i wish you a…
sensory overload: part 9
you know how some weeks are just regular weeks? well, that’s how this past week was. just regular life –…
and the celebrations continue…
Four years ago, on a beautiful, snowy Swedish day, I married my amazing Lina. It has been an incredible 4th…
sometimes you gotta be defrocked in order to live with integrity.
do you remember this post of mine from about a month ago? i shared with y’all my views, thoughts, and…
my response to your response.
whoa. i am overwhelmed by the response i have had after telling my story about my experience with the UMC and LGBT…
open hearts? no. open minds? no. open doors? no. open wounds? yes!
friends, it’s happening again. love is on trial. you know, when people get together and begin to decide who is…
“a closet is no place for a person to truly live.”
ok. this is just freaking awesome. it’s one of those amazing TED talks, motivational and inspiring talks & videos that…
same love.
watch this video, and then read on… most of y’all know that even though lina and i are legally married,…
i’m ok… even though i got an email.
you know what? i don’t want a job that might not be a place where i can be 100% me….
moral monday comes to asheville. and i was channeling the 60s.
“this is no momentary hyperventilation and liberal screaming match, this is a movement.” – rev. william barber in pack square,…
nothing is weird in asheville.
saturday night we did something that is sooooo asheville. we went to bele chere, the 35 year old street festival…
it’s a double rainbow day!
“Bottom line here: the federal ban on recognizing same-sex marriages is dead. California’s ban on recognizing same-sex marriages is dead….
pins and needles.
waiting on pins and needles today as the supreme court is slated to determine the fate of the love and…
call me crazy, but i’m risking it.
i just gotta write about today’s word prompt for the photo challenge. today’s word is risk. and i’ve been obsessed…
jesus, the supreme court, & me.
i’m a woman married to a woman. i’m an ex-pat american living in sweden, but moving back to the states…
the next chapter from my memoir: 33 changed everything.
my husband closed the door behind him and i was standing in our, in my, home… alone. it was the…
what does it mean to be open?
i’m gonna take a little break in the berlin posts now that i’m halfway through them. i have something even…
a time to remember in berlin.
the first post is here! i thought about doing it chronologically, day by day. but, then i decided to go…
i’m still so in love.
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride:…
i’m rested and i’m ready.
it’s been a long time. too long. i have neglected my “from death to peace” story for many reasons. lack…
having an expat moment.
forgive me, but i must share a little bit of my american pride. even though i’m way over here in…
three years at home.
It’s December 26. Rain is falling outside my window. The christmas lights over the bed are lit. I’m sipping coffee…
edith & her fight.
42 years. that’s how long edith windsor (in the pic above) & her soulmate, thea, were together. sadly, they are…
love is in the air.
it’s the second sunday of advent. the sunday of love. the first week of advent has flown by &…
i pulled an all-nighter.
i’m still in shock. i’m amazed. excited. overwhelmed. and so. very. thankful. oh yeah, and tired. hehe. i’m thankful that…
fly away, little bird. fly away.
may 2007 i knew change was coming. i knew that getting on a plane and heading to scandinavia would, once…
either you are welcome or you’re not.
i’ve got something on my mind. something that i think that we, as a society, need to think about. or,…
sometimes you just need to breathe.
i need a little break from my ireland posts so i can slide in this little post about breathing. yoga….
sunday night stuff.
hey hey! it’s 9pm and completely dark outside. yes, fall is on its way. no more swedish summer sun at…
immigration said yes!
guess what i got?! today my PERMANENT residence card came in the mail… the swedish immigration offices have given me…
thursday’s top ten.
i snatched this from facebook. one of my former seminary professors posted it on his wall. he’s one of the…
the storm before the calm.
a little message from the universe which found it’s way into my inbox. exactly when i needed it. Very often,…
day 7: someone who inspires you.
a bunch of people inspire me. but, on this day, there is a large group of people who inspire me…
day 5: mexico, pride, & birdies.
hola! it’s may 5th. cinco de mayo! not that that means a lot here in sweden. but, in the states…
day 3: something i wore.(and incompatible me).
today it was all about the jeans and the tee… my go-to outfit. my fav outfit. my i-can-wear-this-everyday outfit. it’s just…
you know love wins, right?
today is the day. today the united methodist church will vote once again on their stance/beliefs on homosexuality and the…
the last day of april & a challenge for may.
FINALLY!!! the weather has taken a turn for the better & there is an abundance of sunshine and semi-warm weather…
tapping into our inner atticus finch.
i’m sure i’ve mentioned it before sometime… (here.) my favorite book of all time. to kill a mockingbird by harper…
things i love.
if you know me, then you know that there are a few things that i truly love… i love my…
the love of my life.
i’ve always thought that love conquers all, that love can be strong enough to keep hope alive & make all…
just for today. just be you.
it has been 4 years since i left my job, my family, my world as i knew it behind. why?…
a kiss is just a kiss.
in the united states navy, whenever a ship comes back into its home port, there is always a lottery on…
in case you don’t think it’s real.
sometimes it’s hard to realize that all the suffering that goes on in the world is real. most of us…
everyday is a day for equality.
today is national coming out day in the states. what exactly is that? well, to begin with, it’s a celebration…