An Authentic Life 1.1 for pdf - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

husband Rich Rodhe was my best man. Geraldine’s
sister Linda was maid of honor. My son John was ring
bearer. Inez and about twenty-five friends attended
including Asha and Kristie. We served champagne,
seltzer, and cake at a reception in the fellowship hall
of the church where we hung posters of Jesus, Radha-
Krishna, and Shiva.
Afterward, we went to lunch at a restaurant
with family and a few close friends. The two of us
drove to Brandon on the coast and spent a three day
weekend at a motel. That night we walked along the
beach, and it started raining. In spite of my umbrella,
we got soaked before we reached a restaurant for
dinner, but we didn’t care. We were in love, and that
was all that mattered.
❡
We moved into a sublet apartment for the summer
until our permanent apartment became available. I
found the remains of cannabis joints around the bed.
That was my last smoke for many years. Seminary
and pastoring a church were different from my previous
life. Drinking was commonplace among seminarians
and pastors, but smoking cannabis wasn’t.
Geraldine’s parents held a reception for us at
their house, and her friends held one at the Sunol
pool. Geraldine founded and published the local
newspaper, The Sunolian, and was a leader in the referendum
to save the Pleasanton Ridge for park land
before she moved to Ashland.
I found part-time work in printing and copying
shops to help defray expenses. Geraldine got good
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