A lesson I learned in seminary was to mark milestones and meaningful moments with intentional ritual, so they do not blend into the background of everyday life and get lost in mundane rhythms. Moments such as menopause feel like a life threshold, and they should be celebrated.
Heather Wolfe
Heather Wolfe lives close to the land where she is deeply rooted in Vermont, USA. Complementary to her profession as a dietitian and health coach, Wolfe is a cookbook author and homesteader who enjoys permaculture gardening, scratch cooking, and raising backyard chickens alongside her husband and three daughters. She is the eco-minister at Taftsville Chapel Mennonite Fellowship, leads a monthly Wild Church gathering, and graduated from seminary with an eco-spiritual director certification.
A pile of overripe bananas helped me say a good goodbye to my job that unexpectedly ended earlier this month when my entire department was closed as part of a reduction in workforce.
