A Letter form Kim Beyer-Nelson
Greetings from Alpena, Michigan! Today I got a ray of light splashed into
my wintery home: I found out that I have been invited to serve Cedars as
your new DRE.
There are a few things basic dreams I have had since early adulthood. I
wanted to publish some of my writing. I wanted to spin and weave. And I
wanted to live the Pacific Northwest. I’m happy to say my bucket list is
growing shorter each year! I am drawn to your forest and water as much as
your restaurants and used bookstores. I am excited about exploring the
movements of spirit along with ferry rides, museums, and bike paths. We
will have so much to share with each other, and I am excited to be part of a
church on the grow a church that carries a message of unity and peace to our
world.
I will be joined in the move by my husband, Steve, who is at least as
excited as I am. He’s visited your neck of the woods and loved it. Steve is
an avid Sci-fi and fantasy fan, a computer programmer and bibliophile.
Ten-year-old Ian will be with us, bringing along his love of dogs and
computer games and his brand new electric guitar. Our family will be
rounded out with our two dogs, Shy (a Cairn terrier mix who is anything but
shy) and Czar, our eight-month old Standard Poodle who I am hoping to train
as an Angel Dog after he is through all his physical and emotional growth
spurts.
I am looking forward to shaking hands and giving hugs and hearing about the
reasons why you love to call the Northwest your home. I can hardly wait to
hear about why you love the Unitarian Universalist church, and how we can
begin to craft a holistic vision of education that will continue to excite,
inform, and inspire us all. So I’ll see you soon!
