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I really got to learn what community meant when I moved to Colorado and started teaching at the Colorado Springs School (CSS). Leaving my small life in Wisconsin was a massive leap, but CSS introduced me to the true powe...

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So, I’m going to be living in a community. That is radically different from how I’ve lived for years. I have been on my own for a long time and have truly relished my aloneness, so much so, in fact, that I’ve been too in...

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/confessions-of-an-independent-soul-facing-communal-living","title":"Confessions of an Independent Soul Facing Communal Living","summary":"So, I’m going to be living in a community. That is radically different from how I’ve lived for years. I have been on my own for a long time and have truly relished my aloneness, so much so, in fact, that I’ve been too in...","date_modified":"2026-06-25T20:22:16Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/porridge-community-and-a-side-of-1930s-history","html_content":"

Plant-Based, Purposeful, and Radically Communal: Reimagining the Dinner Table on Iona

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/porridge-community-and-a-side-of-1930s-history","title":"Porridge, Community, and a Side of 1930s History","summary":"Plant-Based, Purposeful, and Radically Communal: Reimagining the Dinner Table on Iona","date_modified":"2026-06-17T20:12:40Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/6-weeks","html_content":"

I finally have some answers about my visa! The Iona Glasgow office is \"sufficiently confident\" that I’ll be in Scotland within six weeks. It’s a relief to finally have a timeline so I can move forward with my plans.

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/6-weeks","title":"6 weeks!!!!","summary":"I finally have some answers about my visa! The Iona Glasgow office is \"sufficiently confident\" that I’ll be in Scotland within six weeks. It’s a relief to finally have a timeline so I can move forward with my plans.","date_modified":"2026-06-13T14:38:29Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/thats-a-wrap","html_content":"

That's a wrap. Now where's the VISA?

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/thats-a-wrap","title":"That's a wrap","summary":"That's a wrap. Now where's the VISA?","date_modified":"2026-06-05T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/still-waiting","html_content":"

Hi all – I haven't written much because there is really nothing happening on my end regarding my visa stuff. It's still in the hands of UK bureaucratic control, and there's nothing I can do about it but just wait.

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/still-waiting","title":"Still waiting.....","summary":"Hi all – I haven't written much because there is really nothing happening on my end regarding my visa stuff. It's still in the hands of UK bureaucratic control, and there's nothing I can do about it but just wait.","date_modified":"2026-06-03T11:37:34Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/the-visa-wasteland-the-art-of-the-slump","html_content":"

Though this current post is about a slump, I intend for this blog to be about the journey of my upcoming adventure, so there won't be many ‘woe is me’ posts, don't worry! Thank you for sticking with me. But I'm strugglin...

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/the-visa-wasteland-the-art-of-the-slump","title":"The Visa Wasteland & The Art of the Slump","summary":"Though this current post is about a slump, I intend for this blog to be about the journey of my upcoming adventure, so there won't be many ‘woe is me’ posts, don't worry! Thank you for sticking with me. But I'm strugglin...","date_modified":"2026-06-01T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/still-awaiting-on-visa","html_content":"

Thankfully, I heard from Iona yesterday, and they are just as frustrated with this visa process as I am. I’m trying to stay optimistic, but I also have to be realistic: as of June 30th, I will officially be without a job...

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/still-awaiting-on-visa","title":"Still awaiting on Visa","summary":"Thankfully, I heard from Iona yesterday, and they are just as frustrated with this visa process as I am. I’m trying to stay optimistic, but I also have to be realistic: as of June 30th, I will officially be without a job...","date_modified":"2026-05-22T12:19:10Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/visa-wasteland-to-visa-fairytale","html_content":"

I finally took the the Highland Cow aka the 'Hairy Coo' by the horns. With my housing, job, insurance and paycheck ending in June, I couldn't just wait around for my visa. So, I applied for three church jobs, and the imm...

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/visa-wasteland-to-visa-fairytale","title":"Visa Wasteland to Visa Fairytale????","summary":"I finally took the the Highland Cow aka the 'Hairy Coo' by the horns. With my housing, job, insurance and paycheck ending in June, I couldn't just wait around for my visa. So, I applied for three church jobs, and the imm...","date_modified":"2026-05-15T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/finding-iona-in-belleville-st-columba-and-the-missing-visa","html_content":"

What a lovely morning! The church I play for, Primrose Lutheran Church in Bellville, WI, had a beautiful bulletin today! Plus a potluck, cards, cake and Scottish Short Bread! Plus my sister Mary was there!

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My Musical Journey

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/my-musical-journey","title":"My Musical Journey","summary":"My Musical Journey","date_modified":"2026-05-10T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/the-storm-from-the-north-when-vikings-crashed-the-iona-party","html_content":"

I had my DNA done, and I'm about 43% Norwegian, 44% Swedish and a hodge podge of the British Isles and Germany. So I'm quite interested in the Norse History on Iona. As we know, history is usually a mix of wild coinciden...

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/the-storm-from-the-north-when-vikings-crashed-the-iona-party","title":"The Storm from the North: When Vikings Crashed the Iona Party","summary":"I had my DNA done, and I'm about 43% Norwegian, 44% Swedish and a hodge podge of the British Isles and Germany. So I'm quite interested in the Norse History on Iona. As we know, history is usually a mix of wild coinciden...","date_modified":"2026-04-26T18:40:03Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/who-was-st-columba","html_content":"

So, who WAS St. Columba? Well, according to AI (Albert Ingalls) this is what he told me...

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/who-was-st-columba","title":"Who was St. Columba? ","summary":"So, who WAS St. Columba? Well, according to AI (Albert Ingalls) this is what he told me...","date_modified":"2026-04-07T12:32:41Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/the-inner-hebrides","html_content":"

I was mistaken in my last last few blog posts. I thought the Isle of Iona was in the Outer Hebrides..but it's in the Inner Hebrides. So of course I was wondering..what's the difference???

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Snow day for me here in Southern Wisconsin! I'm starting to do some packing and sorting here at the apartment. My cat knows something is up, so I'm just plying him with food and snuggling during my down time between sort...

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/its-a-coffee-and-baileys-irish-creme-kind-of-morning","title":"An American Lass in Scotland and some Irish Creme","summary":"Snow day for me here in Southern Wisconsin! I'm starting to do some packing and sorting here at the apartment. My cat knows something is up, so I'm just plying him with food and snuggling during my down time between sort...","date_modified":"2026-03-16T14:09:23Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/iona-abbey-and-wild-goose-publications","html_content":"

\"Nervouscited\": My Journey to the Heart of Scotland Begins!

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/iona-abbey-and-wild-goose-publications","title":"Iona Abbey and Wild Goose Publications","summary":"\"Nervouscited\": My Journey to the Heart of Scotland Begins!","date_modified":"2026-03-14T19:02:32Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/an-american-lass-in-scotland","html_content":"

Why Scotland you may ask???

","url":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/an-american-lass-in-scotland","title":"An American Lass in Scotland","summary":"Why Scotland you may ask???","date_modified":"2026-03-14T18:52:36Z"},{"id":"https://bluebirdreiki.org/f/exploring-scotland-my-upcoming-adventure","html_content":"

Embarking on a Scottish Journey

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