Jen Raffensperger

Woohoo, congratulations! I raced over here as soon as I heard! So happy for you both! (And the critters!)

This is part of W.H. Auden’s “September 1, 1939.”

Dear ones beleaguered by negation and despair: show your affirming flames.

A DRE I used to work with was always pushing for us to do a dunk tank at one of our events but I was so not interested!!

A view of the Roanoke Valley from the northwest, bare November trees and dry grasses in the foreground and mountains in the distance. Power lines run through the sky at top of frame.

On Mondays, we hike.
(At least when it’s this gorgeous!) #takeahike #gooutside #keeplooking

A black cat with bright yellow eyes is standing on a couch with a red and orange throw. A little tiny tip of her tongue is sticking out.

Everyone, please enjoy Peggy’s perfect lil blep: #catsky #blep

I’m excited by the choices; I must admit I’ve been loving having Moderator be a team job the last few years!

Purple and yellow wildflowers are backlit by a rising sun with a light haze of clouds.

Oh! I know!
Here’s a very good photo from Friday’s #morningwalk

The thing is, this tool doesn’t replace anything for me, it’s an extra thing. I’ll pop in and out. I need to turn off notifications because my goodness.

Ground yourselves in radical hope, stay hydrated, I’ll pop in when I can.

I missed this too, thanks for sharing it!

Heck yeah! Hi, Artemis! Peggy says hi, too!

Yesss. When I saw that Sandy Hook families were part of The Onion’s scheme I felt genuine joy. The evil that guy did makes me more angry than almost anything.

Oh this is really good to know. Usually my BPPV dizziness passes in less time than this maneuver takes, but if it gets worse, I will try this!

Yeah...same. Glad you're (back) here too!

Hi!

I haven't used a platform like this in a number of years and so I'm uncertain how often I'll post.

Things that bring me joy:
* Cats
* Justice
* Books
* Compassion
* Poetry
* Unitarian Universalism
* A really good cup of coffee
* Human connection
* Meaning-making
* Chocolate

This made me laugh SO HARD!!!

Thank you!

Thank you, this was so helpful! (Please feel free to add me as you’re able.)

This list is what convinced me to join! So easy to get connected!

Probably a 7, rapidly heading for a 9

Oh hey awesome hi!!

yessssss!!!! I caved. I haven't used a microblogging site in years but this is where all the cool kids hang out, it looks like. =D