Rev. Erin Goodman

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. ❤️🐶🙏🏼

07/06/2024

Early July in the garden. 🌱✨🌺 // Thank you for sharing in the joy of our engagement, which happened in the beautiful gardens of . We came home to our own gardens exploding with honeysuckle, lily, and hydrangea blooms. And so many hummingbirds!! I’m continuing to dig out grass and replace with native plants. And we’re all loving on our sweet Zeke, who’s struggling with his health. So yeah, right now is life, the full spectrum of it, in a backdrop of beautiful gardens.💕🙏🏼

06/30/2024

A thousand times, YES!!! ✨💕🌸

06/12/2024

Thank you to The Pew Charitable Trusts for inviting me to share my story. 💙🙏🏼

[ includes discussion about su***de ]

06/01/2024

June 1st garden walk. 🌺💫

04/29/2024

Cheers to 50! And gray hair and messy buns and sipping coffee as a sacred act, forever. ❤️

04/03/2024

One of us is ready for our morning walk. One of us needs coffee first. 🥱 ☕️ 🐶

03/08/2024

Making space quiet and reflection, and sending out prayers for peace. ✨🙏🏼

12/06/2023

Kendra + Dom traveled from Colorado to celebrate their wedding at Glen Manor House in Portsmouth, RI, and thanks to Michael Marcoux’s introduction, I had the pleasure of officiating their ceremony.

When I think back to this July ceremony and this beautiful couple, the first word that comes to mind is FUN!! Kendra and Dom were so much fun to work with and their ceremony was truly a JOY. ✨❤️











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11/25/2023

Saturday morning coffee has moved indoors. And the Christmas music is on. ✨☕️ // Blessings. xo

11/05/2023

In this season of gratitude and thanksgiving, I am reflecting on moments I was blessed to share with amazing clients and talented colleagues this year.

First up is Lindsey and Will, who wed at the beautiful Ocean Cliff in Newport, RI in May. From our first conversation, I was enamored with them and truly felt like we would be a “perfect match to work together,” so you can imagine my delight when I received an email from Lindsey and Will with the subject line: “Will you marry us?”

I love this moment captured for so many reasons: Will’s smile. Lindsey’s calm presence. Their clasped hands. The gorgeous light. And my strategic position, tucked away in the background, allowing Will and Lindsey’s love to shine. ✨

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Newport Nannies

09/12/2023

This past week I celebrated 10 YEARS in recovery from a near-fatal mental illness, and the total life implosion that accompanied it.

Tearfully with my therapist..
Lovingly with my partner..
Quietly under my weighted blanket..

I marked this milestone with deep gratitude.

I choose to share this private part of my personal life and “recover out loud” so that others who are suffering may know that there is HOPE for healing and recovery.

I would never have consciously chosen the path I have walked, and yet it has brought me tremendous growth, love, strength, clarity, and deep peace. And I am forever grateful. 🙏🏼

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If you or someone you love is struggling with mental illness, addiction, or suicidal thoughts, please call or text 988 for help.

09/01/2023

JoJo might be having some feelings about this whole “going off to college” thing. 🥲❤️🤣

08/23/2023

Such a beautiful celebration! Congratulations, Kendra and Dom! ❤️

08/01/2023

Aug 1 ☀️ // The lilies are fading and giving way to the hydrangeas … the marigolds I tossed in window boxes this spring are doing doing exactly what I hoped they’d do (being unfussy and beaming brightly) … my rose mallow (native hibiscus) is budding … wild blueberries are ripe and ready for daily picking. 🫐 Meanwhile, I’ve given half of the front gardens over to weeds with a promise that I will return to them in the fall … and my two garden buddies continue their daily synchronized hunt for squirrels, chipmunks, and bunnies that dare to enter their kingdom. Life is chaotic and overwhelming in many aspects, but it is good and peaceful in the gardens. 🌺🙏🏼💫

07/24/2023

Evening pause :: Decaf, organic lawn care, and native plant gardening for me. Bunny patrol for Zeke. // Happy Sunday. xo ✨

07/14/2023

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07/01/2023

July 1 💫 // Here’s what’s happening in the gardens .. we are loving our new peastone pathway (it makes the best sound when you walk on it) .. bright flowers and busy hummingbirds are everywhere .. native roses (rosa virginiana), prickly pear cactus (yes! a New England native!!) and elderberry made it through the winter and seem to be happy (🤞) .. wild blueberries are getting close .. my “potting area” is still very much a work in progress but getting the peastone base down was a HUGE step forward. 💫 // I’m having lots of emotional “pinch me” moments in recent weeks. Our yard was dirt and weeds when we moved in four years ago. And slowly - almost entirely by hand - we have shaped it into a peaceful sanctuary that I am grateful for every day. ❤️🙏🏼💫

06/24/2023

Rachel + Xander crafted their handfasting cords out of snips of the clothing they were wearing on the day they met, ribbons passed down from beloved family matriarchs, and semi-precious stones (amethyst, fluorite, rose quartz, and gold plated hematite). 💫 Getting to be the person who helped them wrap these beautiful cords and “tie the knot” was a profound honor for me. // 📷

Michael Marcoux Events
Brad Smith Photography
Alexandra Boutique
Aldo's House of Formals

06/15/2023

“My takeaway from sitting in the middle of this leaving period is that it’s okay to feel two ways. It’s the way you feel when you sell the home you loved so that you could go off on a new adventure. In any transition, there’s a period of holding onto the hand of the thing you are supposed to be letting go.” -Annabel Monaghan

I’ve seldom had such mixed feelings as I did after my son's graduation. Such is the mind of a parent in the middle of the leaving period.

06/12/2023

My favorite girl graduated high school. My amazing man turned 50. And we (just barely) finished our latest yard projects in time to celebrate it all with family and friends. ❤️🙏🏼✨

06/02/2023

Always + forever. ❤️

06/01/2023

June 1 🌺 / My garden is and always will be a “work in progress.” It is my sanctuary, my therapy, my workshop, my yoga studio, my gym, and my creative space. It is my favorite place to relax with the people and animals I love. And my favorite place to rage and cry and intensely micro-focus on tasks when life feels like it is spinning out of control. Much of my garden is gifted, thrifted or handmade by my partner and I, and watching its evolution as we slowly shape it together brings me tremendous joy! Happy June, friends. I hope this little garden walkabout (inspired by ) brings you some joy too! xo Rev. Erin

05/25/2023

The ladies have returned! 💕✨ Along with the bunnies who have our favorite hound dog on highest alert! 🐰🤪

04/30/2023

Celebrating an exciting decision in our family with heartfelt gratitude for all the amazing educators who have blessed and supported us along the way. Sending love to all the high school seniors and their families figuring out what’s next. 🙏🏼💙🐏

03/20/2023

Just in time to welcome spring, we spent the weekend savoring the beauty of winter on Cardigan Mountain in New Hampshire. ❄️🏔️

We gathered at Cardigan Lodge in honor of my dear friend Jeanine Silversmith’s 50th birthday, and Jeanine, who is the founder of RI Families in Nature and the Executive Director of RIEEA - Rhode Island Environmental Education Association, did what she does best:

She invited and encouraged and helped us all to gear up, stay safe, and GET OUTSIDE to laugh and play and ENJOY NATURE TOGETHER!!

It was an absolute blast and just the “reset” I was craving!

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If you are in the Rhode Island area and have children in your life (or are an adult beginner), I can’t say enough good things about Jeanine’s beautiful book “The RI Families Hiking Guide!!” 💚

And if (like me before this weekend) you are unfamiliar with the Appalachian Mountain Club lodges and huts, I highly recommend looking into all they offer!! 💚

Happy Vernal Equinox, friends. xoxo

03/04/2023

Multitasking as a necessary and desirable “life skill” is a toxic lie our culture touts and celebrates. The truth is: Multitasking is not efficient, it’s rarely effective, and it absolutely wreaks havoc on our physical and mental well-being.

I know, we all do it. I do it too. I make phone calls while driving my car. I prep supper and fold laundry during Zoom meetings. I text my kids from the treadmill (while trying to unwind from a stressful work day), or while rushing through the grocery store to “grab a few things” … and then wonder why I’m tired, but way too wired to fall asleep (or stay asleep) at night. 🥱

It often feels like doing a minimum of three things at once is the only way to get through all. the. things. that need to be done …. but is it? And at what cost?

In recent months, I have been, once again, exploring the power of slowing my roll, single-tasking, and intentionally directing my energy and attention. And I am finding, once again, that doing less actually allows me to accomplish more of what matters most to me. ☕️🙏🏼💫 // Sending love. xo ~Rev Erin