FiveBigQuestions

UUFE members answer the Five Big Questions.

Raised Catholic. (Strict Catholic.)

UUFE’s Theresa Connelly brews up coffee hour each Sunday.  And her answers to the Five Big Questions right now, here.  Straight up, no decaf.

 

UU liFE:  Where were you raised, and how?

Theresa:  I was #7 of 8 children raised in Annapolis. We were raised Catholic (strict Catholic).

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Born With Teeth

UUFE’s Maureen Curtin answers the Five Big Questions and tells how she made up bad stuff to feel truly Catholic, and about singing with the Swing Orchestra and comedians, and riding with the UUFE Rangers.  And yes, she was born with teeth.

 

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On art, our kids’ lives, and our dwellings.

“Rembetiko Music” – Greek Blues, 1996

UUFE’s David Stevens meditates on the Five Big Questions and his art in wood and glass, kids and grandkids, and the secrets of home selling.

 

UU liFE:  Where were you raised, and how?

David:  I grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. My … read more.

From Band Geek to 70.3 Triathlon – and Mom

UUFE’s Emily Cranwell answers the Five Big Questions and talks about wearing butter cookies on her fingers, raising Lindan, savoring Summer, winning marathons and triathlons, and how she found UUFE.

“I knew I belonged the first time we read the Covenant aloud.”

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A corn and soybeans kind of girl

Nancy, Claire, Phillip

Nancy Sawyer answers UU liFE’s Five Big Questions

 

UU liFE:  Where were you raised, and how?

Nancy:  I was raised on our family farm in central Illinois until I was eight.  After that we moved around until I graduated from high school, since my … read more.

Not “remarkable”. But I’ve traveled a lot!

UUFE’s Jamie Walter answers the Five Big Questions and tells about her life in the Maryland Judiciary, travels from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima.  And the girls.

 

 

UU liFE:  Where were you raised, and how?

Jamie:  I was raised in Towson, MD. I was baptized Catholic, went to Catholic … read more.

A magic broom and a house on the coast of Maine

With a nod to Isak Dinesen, UUFE’s Judy Hedges might begin her book, “I had a house on the coast of Maine.”

Follow Judy as she migrates to Maine, rescues strays, transforms her lacrosse stick into a magic broom, and wanders and ponders the Five Big … read more.

Meet Heather’s New Boss

Heather in charge

UUFE’s Heather Grant talks about Catholic high school, her century ride around Lake Tahoe, the blessing and curse of home ownership, and life’s true gifts.

And her answer to one of UU liFE’s Five Big Questions is … a business plan.

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Gone Off the Grid

UUFE’s Patty Hamsher talks about being raised in a red/blue family, going off the grid for 3 years, coming back, cobbling together a flexible work schedule, and the joy of running UUFE’s dreamy day camp for kids.  And she answers UU liFE’s Five Big … read more.