Photo10/12/09 18:17Upstate New York | "Lady Father" Susan 
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I am a semi-retired Episcopal priest, a grandmother, and a writer. I love spending time my grands, writing about just about anything, and leading worship for my tiny little church in the "woods" of upstate New York. After 23 years of dealing with difficult parishioners, Christians who don't act much like the Lord they follow, and 24/7 on-call ministry, I'm enjoying a little down-time and the opportunity to reflect and write about my experiences. I want to reach other women who have experienced some of the same things I did and especially younger women who may be facing the same wall of discrimination and passive/aggressive behavior I did. Those would be the people who say, "Oh, I think it's fine for a woman to be in charge of a parish" and then go behind her back to the Bishop to "check up" on things she said and did. I have finally found total acceptance in a church where the people love the Lord, the church, and me - in that order - and treat me like a Pastor.
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