Your Life IS a Story
Weaving the Fabric of
Life
03-01-10
One year
ago I held the first proof copy of The Holy
Order of Womb Women in my hand. This past year
has been filled with wonder and surprise as you, my
readers, have responded to the story and, in turn,
shared your stories with me. I have been invited to
give book talks to many groups, and I must confess,
I grow weary talking about me. It is time to talk
about you. What story is your life telling? How does
your story weave into THE story?
In this half-day hands-on workshop we will explore
THE story, defining it through color as we create
the warp threads for our weaving. Each of us will
then choose the colors and textures of our own
journey and weave our stories into THE story,
creating an amazing Fabric of Life Prayer Cloth.
Women of Scripture are Real
People, Too
The
Holy Order of Womb Women is my hard-found
response to a call to holy orders. Many other women
have responded to this call in other ways. No matter
the way, we are women and we are called to give
birth. Some of us have biological children, some of
us adopt, assume, foster, or befriend children, and
some of us give birth to our created “children”-our
artwork. From Eve to Mother Mary to me and to you,
womb women have suffered and rejoiced in the
mothering process.
But, you say, the women of scripture were special.
They were the mothers of our faith. They couldn’t
possibly have struggled through the choices I have
had to make … could they?
Well … I’m here to tell you this: they were no
different from you or me. Women of Scripture are
real people, too. Let’s explore their stories
together. Let’s look at the brief glimpse scripture
gives us of their lives and, like Paul Harvey,
discover “the rest of the story!”
In this one hour talk we will journey together into
the stories of Sarah and Hagar whose lives
intertwined as they moved from mistress and servant
to friends to rivals to …? Dust off your
imagination, call on your own life experience, and
jump into the story of Abraham’s women, two charter
members in the Holy Order of Womb Women.
Walking in Mary’s Shoes
A journey in journaling
Mother
Mary is the Mother Superior (or the superior mother)
of the Holy Order of Womb Women. She was pregnant
out of wedlock, homeless when she gave birth, went
into hiding out of fear for her baby’s life, lost
her husband, and raised her son alone. When her son
was grown he left her alone, denied her, defied the
authorities, was arrested, tried and imprisoned. He
was crucified while she stood by, helpless, and
watched. And, she did it all with grace, and hope,
and love.
Shall we take a day to walk in her shoes?
This one day retreat will be a day of pondering.
Through prayer, quiet walks, creative writing and
art we will look at the stories of Mary’s life and
explore how our lives are a reflection of hers.
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Join Susan as her life is woven into the lives of Eve, Sarah, Hagar,
Rebekeh, Leah, Rachel, Miriam, Martha and the four Mary’s. Along the
way you may do some weaving of your own.
Buy The Book
available
Online at:
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To schedule
a talk or retreat,
contact Janet
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