If You Like A Queer Calling, You May Want to Help Out the Authors

Last updated on: July 18, 2015 at 11:56 am by Leah Libresco

If You Like A Queer Calling, You May Want to Help Out the Authors 2015-07-18T11:56:13-04:00 Leah Libresco

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I’m a big fan of the blog A Queer Calling, and I’m lucky enough to know Lindsey and Sarah in real life. They write thoughtfully and generously about their experience offering learning how to live their vocation of love in a partnership, and they’ve placed hospitality/offering love to others at the center of their relationship.

I’ve tried to make a space in my life for one-to-many hospitality (seeking out apartments and buildings with large living rooms, centrally located in the city to be easy to get to). Lindsey and Sarah have set up their lives for one-to-one hospitality (picking a place with a spare bedroom, opening their house not just for a night but for week to someone who needs a place to stay). It’s a kind of generosity that intimidates me, and I’m grateful to get to witness how they live it and know that they’d support me if I tried to extend myself a little further, following their example.

Right now, Lindsey and Sarah are having a rough time — Sarah has Menière’s disease, which affects balance and hearing. She’s getting a surgery that should help, but there have been some snags and complications. I’m helping them out by contributing to the GoFundMe that they set up to raise money to train Gemma, Sarah’s service dog. (And, as is my custom, I’m matching donations I make to a “near” person by donating the same amount to a “far” cause through Against Malaria, GiveWell’s top rated charity).

If you’ve also enjoyed their blog, maybe you’d also like to make a contribution (of any size) to their GoFundMe, to help Sarah with her recovery, and Gemma with her continuing training. And, if you aren’t familiar with Lindsey and Sarah, maybe you’d like to check out their index of posts.

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