Thank you, Sunny, for your witness on our Sainthood.So glad you decided to add your dad's name to our remembrance. For our local museum & gallery's Day of the Dead exhibit, I made an altar honoring my dad, who was addicted to alcohol, as well as gambling. He didn't honor my mother, who was acknowledged as a saint by many. The healing described below was such a miracle. Lightened-Up I dreamed of Daddy, A healing dream, Awakening unburdened From the heavy load I didn't realize I carried. The first offense I chose to bear Was not having a father Like Dick and Jane's, In a suit, white shirt and tie. My educated moralism grew. I resented his country speech, His chosen fun, Even his work-scarred hands And dirty fingernails. Judgment became a Cumbersome habit, Unnoticed, until angels Came in the night and Relieved me of its weight. I don't recall the dream But awoke remembering His vast love for me And the words on his tomb: "The truth will set you free." Jann McGuire -----Original Message----- From: Margaret Aiseayew via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: 'Sunny Walker' <sunwalker@comcast.net>; 'Dialogue OE' <oe@wedgeblade.net> Sent: Mon, Nov 3, 2014 7:22 am Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] All Saints Day now passed William Appelgate, one of our guardians and known to many of you. I only decided to add his name after Sunny added her mom who was personally known to me and was truly a saint. The fact of the matter is that we are all saints as well as sinners. We tend to focus on the latter and diminish ourselves and the wonder of creation in the process. At the Iowa In-gathering this weekend I had an amazing encounter with a woman who told a wonderful story about how my father had changed her life forever simply by honestly answering her question at the end of a presentation he had done for Heifer International. She spoke of the confidence and affirmation of her life his clear and simple answer provided her as a ‘new to the community’ teacher. She has never forgotten him and the lesson of his response which shaped her life as an educator. Don’t diminish, either in your lives, your relationship to yourself and others, or in your relationship to the world and the ground of your being your own sainthood. You are always in the process of encouraging and sustaining others (me) in being. Margaret From: OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Sunny Walker via OE Sent: Sunday, November 2, 2014 10:53 PM To: 'Dialogue OE' Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] All Saints Day tomorrow Helen Walker (my mom) – unknown to most of you, but a saint, nonetheless. From: OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Isobel A Bishop via OE Sent: Sunday, November 2, 2014 2:34 PM To: frank bremner Cc: Dialogue OE Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] All Saints Day tomorrow Thanks so much, Doris and Frank. In peace, Isobel Bishop On 02/11/2014, at 7:42 PM, frank bremner via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Maisie Maher To: dshahn31@gmail.com; oe@wedgeblade.net Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 20:17:37 -0400 Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] All Saints Day tomorrow From: oe@lists.wedgeblade.net Charles Moore -----Original Message----- From: Doris Hahn via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: O,E List <oe@wedgeblade.net> Sent: Sat, Nov 1, 2014 5:30 pm Subject: [Oe List ...] All Saints Day tomorrow I am thinking it would be helpful exercise to post a list of colleagues who have died since last November 1 (2013) -- All Saints Day. I will start with our most recent one, and please add all the others: Judy Gilles _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net

And Wayne Nelson, who died also in January 2014. And AMEN to Margaret's witness/reminder below. Jill Persichetti ----- Original Message ----- From: Margaret Aiseayew via OE To: 'Sunny Walker' ; 'Dialogue OE' Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 8:21 AM Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] All Saints Day now passed William Appelgate, one of our guardians and known to many of you. I only decided to add his name after Sunny added her mom who was personally known to me and was truly a saint. The fact of the matter is that we are all saints as well as sinners. We tend to focus on the latter and diminish ourselves and the wonder of creation in the process. At the Iowa In-gathering this weekend I had an amazing encounter with a woman who told a wonderful story about how my father had changed her life forever simply by honestly answering her question at the end of a presentation he had done for Heifer International. She spoke of the confidence and affirmation of her life his clear and simple answer provided her as a 'new to the community' teacher. She has never forgotten him and the lesson of his response which shaped her life as an educator. Don't diminish, either in your lives, your relationship to yourself and others, or in your relationship to the world and the ground of your being your own sainthood. You are always in the process of encouraging and sustaining others (me) in being. Margaret