THE HIVE

My father was loving but remote. Mum, on the other hand, was relentlessly present in my life. She was my number one cheerleader.

I see that the experience of bird watching bears a remarkable resemblance to prayer. In prayer and meditation, we sit in a comfortable...

I woke up each morning excited to see the progress, to notice how the petals unfurled. Eventually, I grabbed pencil and watercolors in an...

When I returned home, I took up drawing as a passion. Something about it just felt right. I sought out simple shapes at first...

Week 1 - Thinking about this first post about racism and body image, I asked them: “Hey girls, think back. When did you realize I was fat?”

Week 2 - Loving myself as a large black woman is radical because doing so is counter to what The World says I should do.

Week 3 - When I was around nine years old, I remember standing at the stove next to my mom. “Why am I fat?” I asked her as she cooked...

Week 4 - In the last three weeks, I’ve revealed several personal and painful things about myself. It’s not easy to talk about parts of my...

Week 5 - Our lives are full of things in and out of our control. Being born a black biracial girl - out of my control.

I just wanted to take this time and thank each and every one of you for your love and support of my artist-in-residence project...

Through this journey of "The Woman and the Cave," we've discussed visions and call, and the significance of a woman being first.

You're going to love this rich conversation with Hillary Raining and Iconographer Kristen Wheeler.

Why is it that discussing visions has become so taboo? Why aren’t we, as Christians and spiritual people, having more open conversations...

While I believe we will never know the true story of Mary; how she lived before meeting Jesus, how she carried Jesus' ministry after his...

Join the Rev Dr. Hilary Raining and Historian, Conor Donnan in conversation as they discuss the crossovers in spirituality between Irish and

Good afternoon from your Artist in Residence! This is my final post and I want to express how much I've enjoyed sharing with all of you....

Good evening from your Artist in Residence! I'm about halfway through the blanket. Next week we'll wrap up my time as the artist in...

I feel it is important to have a mission, vision, and values. Here is my rough draft of what I envision when I think about what I want...

What will you need for the upcoming winter? Here at the Hive we have compiled a list of resources for you...

Often we are hardest on ourselves. But I think about it in terms of people. We are not perfect but we are created by God.