New UU member, Jean Smith's special interests are cooking and ceramic painting. She loves making desserts and taking them to our coffee and conversation time.
She has a daughter Jeanie, her partner Roger, and a grandson, Billy. At home Jean has a spoiled rotten Pappillion named Freckles, a very overweight and loving Norweigan Elkhound named Sandy, and a highly protective and helpful
German Shephard named Scooby-Doo.
Jean takes care of her grandson, who is autistic, when he is not in school.
She also takes care of him on Friday nights and Saturday to give her daughter a break. Some of her time is spent volunteering at Harmar Elementary School for a friend who does not have any assistance in her class of children who have trouble reading. Jean goes every Tuesday afternoon and listens to them read stories and helps out with the class parties.
Jean went to several churches in the area, looking for a congregation who
would be accepting of her friends and family. She states that she "was raised Church of Christ and they do not accept people who are gay or who live together. My neighbor told me the only church that would meet my expectations was the Unitarians. So I tried and stayed. Everyone here accepts me (and my short comings) with love and kindness. I hope I can show half the love I receive from the UUs to everyone I meet."
Jean participates on the Membership Committee. She says she gets depressed when she misses church for any reason. "When I attend UU church, I always leave feeling peaceful. The music, the people, the speakers, all of these combine to make my time at church one of the most wonderful times I have during the week. The peace stays with me the entire week. I will never be able to thank everyone at UU for all they do for me."
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