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Welcome Friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 22, 2025 update<\/em>. I stand on a threshold with gratitude for this blog which marks the journey I’ve been on for 13 years. In just two weeks from this date I will be ordained as an Interfaith-Interspiritual minister. With an open heart, I trust in God to reveal where my journey will next lead me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About my Happy Sunday blog. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just prior to my 49th birthday I began a journey of discovery about myself. I have found that by looking inward I find the joy and happiness I have longed for all my life. My experiences on my journey to my spirit have brought me so much love that I now feel it overflows so that I gladly give it to those around me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I felt inspired to start this blog to share experiences and insights that have transformed my life. For years, Sunday morning was my contemplative time. My Sunday practices were the way I recharge myself by doing the things I love. They included meditation, and journaling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still get excited when I am inspired to reflect and write on a Sunday morning but I don’t pressure myself to perform. Since 2022, my daily practice has been the study of A Course in Miracles. So now the inspiration can come everyday and anytime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By blogging, my hope is that others may also gain awareness of their Divine selves or at least start asking their own questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A short Bio<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

I am a wife, mother of two adults, and a new grandmother. I have my sister, and four brothers all with their partners and children.\u00a0Mom passed on in October 2023. I also have my dad and one sister who have passed on ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I retired from my profession as an engineer working on site and road design for a government agency. I love my two cats (and those that passed on) as well as gardening. I live in a home that is over 100 years old that my husband and I have been renovating for the last 30 years. Our home is in a small urban town in central New Jersey. We have family in England and travel to the south coast regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2023, I began my 2-years in seminary at One Spirit Learning Alliance to become an Interfaith minister. I volunteer at a local therapy garden, at the local food bank, and am on the board of a local mental health agency. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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