Ok, I have a couple things to talk about here. First...the Pagan Meetup Group that I *was* attending. Secondly, family.

Ok, so in my last post I talked about how great the Mabon feast was with the meetup group. Well, that was due to the efforts put forth by a good friend Tammy and Tabitha, and a few others. Well, before this feast the group was going no where. There was no structure, no real goals, and no steps to achieving any sort of improvement or progress with the group.

Well a few of us got together and started talking about things we can do to make the group better...well I guess the organizer had other plans. Well anyway, there was a sort of debate going on on the message boards of the meetup group. Today the shit has really hit the fan. There was a fire started on those boards and I think that most people agree that it was the organizer who started them.

So anyway, yesterday Joshua and I made a new group for Pagans of El Paso. I think it will be a really big success as long as we put in the work for it to be. (I posted a link to in my profile.) This group is casual and will stay that way. It's a place for Pagans to come together to meet people, make friends, have fun, learn from each other. I really think it will be a great group. I hope we are able to attract more members, too. Once we get started with everything, I don't see that as being a problem. 

But anyway, yeah that's the story with the old and new meetup groups.

Ok, for the second topic: family.

At times I get a little down because I will try talking to my parents about what is going on here (they are in Illinois, I am in Texas)...and right now pretty much everything that is going on with me here is the Pagan Meetup Group. But everytime I talk to them about anything Pagan I get the feeling they are very uncomfortable talking to me about it. That hurts because they may not believe in it, but it is a part of me and who I am. I have been Pagan since Junior High...so about 8 or 9 years now...

Of course I never told my parents about it. I didn't think they would understand or take me seriously...well little did I know that when I told them years later, when I was an adult and married, they still didn't understand or take me seriously. I feel like I can't talk to them about it. I am just so thankful to have a supportive husband who is also Pagan. That has been such a blessing. 

Well anyway, those are the things I wanted to talk about. Latah, Gatahz!!!