Rev. Erin Goodman

01/20/2025

First attempt at “winter sowing.” ❄️🌱🙏🏼

01/12/2025

Thank you for your comments (here and on IG) on my last post. The winner is (🙌). And this is the other John Delony publication I’ve been digging into, along with one of my favorites from The Pause Life by Dr. Mary Claire Haver. I’ve gotten back in the habit of having a clip-on light and a book (or two!) with me most of the time, which has really helped decrease the amount of time I spend mindlessly scrolling (😵‍💫) on my phone. // How about you? Whatcha been reading, watching, listening to, or practicing that’s nurturing you? 🩵🙏🏼

01/04/2025

One of the best decisions my fiancé and I made in 2024 (in addition to getting engaged!) was welcoming the wisdom of John Delony into our lives. His podcast has truly been a gift to us individually and as a couple.

For Christmas this year, we each unknowingly bought the other John’s Questions for Humans Intimacy Cards, which have sparked many meaningful conversations, and almost as many belly laughs, in the past two weeks.

Since we have an extra, I’d love to pass a set of these beautiful cards on to one of you. Please comment below if you are interested and I will select a winner later this week. ❤️🙏🏼

(This is not a sponsored post. It’s just a happy accident and we would love to extend the blessings Dr. Delony has brought to our lives.)

12/21/2024

Happy Solstice! Holiday Blessings! Wishing you moments of peace, joy, and connection in these holy days. 🩵🙏🏼✨

12/20/2024

“In the third light of Advent shine, the wondrous beasts of every kind, beasts who tread upon the earth, and give their stable for the birth. Now the beasts are on the earth, waiting for the Christ Child’s birth.”
-Waldorf Advent Verse

(Reverse chronology photos, featuring Jolene, who I’m sure feels she is not receiving enough compensation for her talents. 🐈‍⬛✨)

12/13/2024

Six years ago we lived in a two-bedroom apartment. I slept on a daybed in the living room so my kids could have their own rooms upstairs. This string of colored lights strewn across the front lawn was all I could manage.

I shared it on Facebook and said: “I call this holiday installation piece “making merry with what we have on hand.” And also “at least she finally took the pumpkins off the front steps.” Try not to be too jealous of my magic. 😂🎄✨”

This year my fiancé spent the better part of last Saturday wrapping warm white twinkle lights around our front porch and weaving them along the fences we built together.

All week I have been using this beautiful display as a reminder to pause, breathe, and unplug from the frenzy of the outside world so I can be present with my family and savor the wonder and magic of this sacred time of year.

Six years ago this strand of haphazardly strewn lights that we had to step over to enter our too-small apartment served the very same purpose.

❤️🙏🏼✨🎄

12/08/2024

“In the second light of Advent shine The plants and the berries on the vine, The green grass and the lovely tree, And all the flowers that we see. Now the plants are on the earth, Waiting for the Christ Child’s birth.” 🌲✨ -Waldorf Advent Verse

(Battery-operated candles allow all members of our family to safely enjoy this magical season. ✨🐈‍⬛)

12/04/2024

The months of December, January and February have challenged my mental health for as long as I can remember, at times in very painful and frightening ways.

✨What I have learned over the last 50 years is that for me to be healthy and well during this season I have to be VERY intentional about what I allow into my mind, my heart, my home, and my body.

✨I feel better with less caffeine, less sugar, less alcohol, less noise, less driving, less fluorescent lights, less external chaos, less rushing around.

✨I feel better with more nourishing foods, more mindfulness, more soft lights, more quiet connection, more early bedtimes, more slow mornings, more time in nature and more intentional allocation of my time, energy, and attention.

✨I used to feel embarrassed and ashamed of my “limitations” and my inability to “be normal,” but I no longer have time for that mindset. What matters most to me is being healthy and well - for myself, for my loved ones, for my community, and for my clients - and I have become a fierce self-advocate to respect and protect my boundaries, which has had a huge positive impact on how I experience these winter months.

How about you? What do you need to be healthy and well this season? This week? This day? This hour? What is one small step you can take to create that? ❤️🙏🏼💫

12/01/2024

December 1 in my gardens. ✨Watching videos about gardening, while flipping through books and magazines about gardening, while texting with about gardening … 📚 🤓🌱

This fall I’ve been deep in design and planning mode - in my gardens, in creating a meaningful wedding celebration with my partner, in supporting my son through the college application process, in continuing to integrate and nurture our blended family of six, and in getting as clear as I can on what is most important to me personally and professionally in this decade of my life.

There have been plenty of tears and fears and “WTF!!!??” moments as I attempt to process the election results locally, regionally, and nationally. And hard conversations about values, freedoms, choices, safety, empathy, compassion, mental health and loving boundaries. There have been daily walks in the woods to clear my head, catch my breath, and recenter. And ridiculously silly laugh-out-loud moments with coworkers, neighbors, family and friends.

And many softly whispered, heartfelt prayers, my favorite being when I am holding hands with my partner Tim and we press our foreheads together and say:

“God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Amen.”

Wherever you find yourself on this first day of December, I am thinking of you, and wishing you moments of serenity, courage, wisdom, clarity and peace. 🙏🏼❤️ xo ~Rev. Erin

11/11/2024

Grateful for an unplugged weekend with my love, exploring possible locations for our wedding ceremony. ✨🍂🌾

11/09/2024

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11/06/2024

15 minutes of listening that was helpful for me this morning.

I am sending love to you, our country, and our world. 🙏🏼

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10/30/2024

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10/27/2024

NINE. MORE. DAYS. Are YOU ready? 🗳️🩵

09/16/2024

This sweet dog is 6-weeks post-op tomorrow and he is rocking life as a tripod! This weekend he had his first swimming lesson at and tomorrow he heads back to see his friends at . ❤️🐾🐶

08/30/2024

TGIF. 💕🌻🪴🙏🏼👩🏻‍🌾 ✨

08/05/2024

If anyone needs me, I’ll just be here lying on the floor with my bub. 🥰❤️🐶

07/21/2024

Zekey Update :: Back in June, I noticed Zeke limping, which lead to the discovery of a hard lump near his shoulder.

While we were away on Cape Cod celebrating our engagement, my dad took him to see our wonderful vet, which began weeks of tests and tearful conversations about treatment options.

This week we had a surgical consult and scheduled amputation of Zeke’s affected leg. All three veterinarians who have reviewed his case, believe this surgery will allow him to make a full recovery and have an excellent quality of life. ❤️

It has been quite a rollercoaster of emotions over the past month as we walked through each round of testing with the possibility of life-ending-illness looming at each turn.

Zeke (Zekey, Zippy, Zipper, Zeke-a-doo…) came into our lives as a puppy five years ago, just a few weeks after we moved into our new home, and just a few weeks before I met my now-fiancée, which is to say he has been a very important part of our family’s “new beginning.”

Our surgeon says that Zeke is an “ideal candidate” for this surgery and that the loss of his leg will have very little impact on his day-to-day functioning after he heals. It also means that we will most likely get to have many more years to enjoy life with our best bub. ❤️🐶🙏🏼