Hello UCC Friends!
I’m thrilled that Leddy has asked me to be the new “Heart of the House”. I’ll be writing stories about members of our Church community for the newsletter. But I see it as much more than that. This is an opportunity to build upon an already strong sense of community now that we have found our way back to Nursery Road. Through sharing stories, profiles, celebrations and even sadnesses, we can get to know each other again. Or for some of us, meet for the first time. I look forward to sharing your special stories with our community!
About Nancy
Raised in Maine, Nancy found her way to greater Boston as a teenager, first to pursue figure skating, then to attend Babson College. A career in audit took her to France, Canada and all over the US. But she found greater purpose in non-profit health care finance, developing new costing models and systems. She went on to earn a graduate degree in finance, teaching at the undergraduate level, and launching a technology start-up with a partner.
In her spare time, Nancy flew sailplanes, advancing into higher performance aircraft. She flew the mountain wave out of Minden, NV in 1996 reaching an altitude of 25,600 feet over Lake Tahoe. In 1997 life changed when she induced a low altitude spin on landing in her SGS-135. She credits surviving the crash with being over a bend in the river. Once healed from injuries, Nancy found herself back at the skating rink to offset the long hours involved in launching a start up business. She skated eight seasons with a competitive synchronized skating team out of Lexington, MA. With her teammates, she won three national titles and skated in her last competition in Montreal in December 2014.
Skating kept Nancy healthy for her most important mission. She diagnosed her mother with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2009, began frequent travel to St. Pete Beach to watch over her parents, and assumed all decision making in 2012. Nancy compassionately guided her father through hospice and transition in 2014 and relocated to care for her mother in 2015. She experienced “the long goodbye” over five years with her mother. This time was pivotal in seeing her own capacities and an unfolding path to service. Nancy was enrolled in Loyola Chicago in January 2023 intending to pursue chaplaincy. But when she took her first Unity Metaphysics class, a spark ignited. She postponed Loyola classes, completed 19 Unity SEE classes in ten months, and entered the Unity ministerial program. Nancy loves the foundational Unity teachings and greets each day with wonder, gratitude and awe.
Nancy brings a love of writing, listening and storytelling to Heart of the House.