I'm continuing under a bout of blogger's block, so let's try paying forward a bit.
I've been following a fascinating blog for the last few weeks, even though I know it's coming to an end on August 28th. On that date, Meris Chaumont is scheduled to enter the Ann Arbor convent of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. She's been blogging the last few months on the outside:
- as she scrapes together her Nun Wishlist (including items like "Beige Twin Bedspread w/Fringe, Not Quilted and Not a Comforter"),
- road-trips to visit friends
- searches for "nun shoes"
- stitches "Sr. Meris" labels into her clothing with hot-pink thread
- models her brand-new mom-stitched navy blue vests over a zebra-print tank top
- enjoys the Nun Shower thrown for her by family and friends, complete with the traditional game of "make a Dominican habit out of toilet paper"
Oh yes, and asks for help.
This video has been making the rounds, but I thought I'd repost it and do my part:
Meris Chaumont, like many young men and women who aspire to religious life, has to take care of her undergraduate college debt before she can enter. She and the other sisters entering with her (Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan) are encouraged to beg for the money. She enters August 28th.
Youtube and Paypal, it seems, are the modern-day begging bowl.
If you feel moved to send Meris some help, but by the time you get around to it she's reached her goal — which looks promising — perhaps you can help out some of her new sisters-to-be.
(photo grabbed from Meris Wants to Be a Nun)
They're selling rosaries and T-shirts to raise money to discharge their outstanding debts.
Anyway, even if donating isn't your bag, check out Meris Wants to Be a Nun and read her blog. It's fun and interesting and hopeful — and there isn't very much of it, and there won't be any more after August 28th.
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