So, here goes. I am a mother of four boys, wife of one husband, and daughter of two parents. I will be turning forty later this month and have decided to start this blog for me and for anyone else who wants to tune in. I grew up in a suburb of Rochester, NY. My mother's family were fiercely Catholic and I was raised in that tradition. I want to make clear that I try not to knock any religion. I believe that all religions are born from good intentions and they try to show the way to the God that they believe so that we can feel closer to that spirit of good.
I went to youth group in middle and high school which to this day I believe shaped the spiritual journey that my life took. Our youth minister's name was Marie and she was an amazing woman. The kind of woman who gave of herself tirelessly and asked nothing in return. She became all of ours' surrogate mother and the person in my teenage life that I could trust not to judge me. I was a leader even back then. I was rebellious and my little pack of followers followed me into many precarious situations, which I'm sure I will describe more someday! My experience with Marie taught me that I am not a perfect human being. That I, in fact, am far from a perfect human being. But, that I am loved anyways! God didn't care that I made mistakes! He only cared that I was willing to get up everyday and keep trying!
At the end of my high school career I met my husband. He had just gotten back from Desert Storm where he served as a combat engineer. He was a "bad boy" and sexy as hell. My mother hated him and I fell in love immediately! I won't detail our early years here but let's just say we went through hell and back as we grew up together and eventually... we made it to the other side. He is a very spiritual person too and because of him, I began to look at Christianity and Catholicism as a point of view that wasn't necessarily the only point of view!
We have four boys, ages 19, 18, 13, and 10. Three of my boys have walked with me on this journey of spiritual discovery that has lead us to paganism. In the views paganism I have found home. The connection of nature, the elemental influence on everything, and most especially the clear link of the energies of the universe with all of us. My boys and I are just beginning our pagan path as it has been less than a year now that we have chosen to call ourselves, "Pagans." I do not pretend to know everything or anything other than what our solitary experiences have showed us, so if I say something not quite true, or you think I may be misrepresenting a concept? Feel free to correct me in love. For that is what this blog is going to be for me. A spiritual journey, a place to share ideas, a place to learn, a place to love and support one another in the journey. Come along and learn and love with me! Tomorrow I would like to tell you about our first experience with religious persecution and how proud I am that my boys can stand up and fight for their beliefs! Blessed Be!!!
Wyllow
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