Hello, Beloveds! Can I share a silly story with you? Cool! Once, when my family and I lived in Colorado, we experienced a huge snowstorm, a blizzard really. For days the news told us the storm that was coming would be one to reckon with, soI went to the grocery store to stock up on […]
Author: Nicole Walters
Signs and Wonders
So Gideon said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, then show me a sign that it is You who speak with me.” Judges 6:17 After my father transitioned, my siblings and I had just one day to clear out his personal belongings. Before he passed, my father and mother lived […]
Happy Anniversary to Us
Today my husband, Marc, and I celebrate 34 years of marriage. The miracle? Our imperfect love is still here, relevant, affecting, reciprocal, and alive with all of the needs and desires that any living thing has. Marc and I were married at the ages of 18 and 17, respectively. (I wasn’t lying when I said […]
Before We Move Forward, A Look Back
To all the Black and Brown folks, to the Indigenous Peoples, to the marginalized and overlooked, to those whose struggles are unseen, to you, my brother, my sister, who have reached deep into the wells of strength, courage, and hope you did not know you even had: I see you, I love you, and your […]
My Ancestral Altar
I began building my ancestral altar in July 2020. My father passed away that June and I wanted to create a place where I could commune with him, his presence, and his memory. Piece by piece, picture by picture, element by element, my altar slowly came together. A white tablecloth from Etsy here, old family […]