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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Finally got my B-I-B-L-E! Best International Book Launch Ever!!! Welcome to the world little book. I hope you’re a blessing. 🩷

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

When grief sneaks in, who knew a fuzzy friend could be the ultimate comfort? 🐾💖 Slobber and all, love helps us heal. Dive into *Ruffled By Grace* and find your own grounding joys in tough times! 🌈✨ #GriefSupport #FurryComfort #LoveHeals

A large fluffy white dog being hugged by a woman.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Some words in my book may challenge your beliefs and perspective. It's okay to feel uncomfortable or defensive—embrace it! 🙏 Journey through the discomfort; that's where growth happens. 🌟

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

One of the unexpected joys of this new book is that someone will say something about what’s going on in their life and I can say, « I have a liturgy for that. » Never could I have imagined being able to share my prayers and liturgies in this way. My heart is full. 🩷✨💛 #ruffledbygrace

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

🌟 We are truly humbled by this incredible endorsement of Ruffled by Grace! 🙏✨ A huge thank you to Rev. Rebecca J. Craig for beautifully capturing the essence of our journey of faith, resilience, and healing. 💖

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

✨ Part memoir. ✨ Part prayer book. ✨ All heart. With raw vulnerability and poetic prose, Michelle weaves her story from the stained-glass ceilings of the church to a life-giving ministry in Paris and rewriting what sacred service looks like. #RuffledByGrace

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Theobros big mad at bird wearing yoga pants in public -

A bird that looks like it has black yoga pants on.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Part of the work that goes into creating our slower country life is much harder physically than our city life was - it’s heavy, dirty, and messy work. And our property looks like disheveled wreck all winter, but then spring comes…

A white fluffy dog overlooking daffodils in front of an old farmhouse.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Spring is coming. May it bring birdsongs and a relief from grief.

Purple and white hyacinth bulbs starting to bloom.

A white dog looking toward a row of yellow daffodils.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Listen, I know it’s a dumpster fire out there. But the sun came out today, and for a split second, I thought I remembered what hope felt like. My puppy helped.

A white puppy in front of a farmhouse with daffodils in bloom.

A white fluffy dog looks up into the sky.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Strange, in the same passage it also says “Blessed are the merciful” but the WH took great issue with Bishop Budde’s call to mercy…

A tweet from the White House saying that Trump wants to be known as a peacemaker (and quoting Scripture).

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Turns out those pesky ideas of Jesus really upset people. « Blessed are the merciful »

A resolution from Rep. Josh Brecheen condemning words of mercy at the National Prayer Service from Bishop Budde.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

As 2025 beckons me forward, I’m going to be here wrapped and snuggled in the brightest tapestry of precious life that 2024 gave to me, and I will reflect her abundance into the world this year. Bonne Année ✨ Cheers to who we will become in 2025. 9/Fin

A clergy woman smiles and laughs with her hands folded in front of her.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I got antic. Here for it - if I am on the giving end, not the receiving 😝!

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I asked for gentle and slow in 2025… I woke up sick with a zillion messages that my Instagram was cloned. I tucked myself into a blanket and started messaging people / trying to get the clone banned. It’s been a day. I haven’t really done anything. Now I am just savoring the last moments of break.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I’m not sure what 2024 brought your way… but whatever 2025 brings, I hope that you are guarded as tenderly and fiercely as this koala. Meilleurs vœux.

A white Great Pyrenees dog guarding a stuffed grey koala bear.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I know. I know. I ended up keeping one.

A Christmas wreath hanging in on a pillar.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Thank you. I’m up to four now.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Number 2 was easier than number 1, however.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

But everyone helped. Maybe that’s why it took me so long?

A black and white cat looking through a green wreath.

A white dog sniffing orange slices by a green wreath.

A bunch of sticks on the ground in the living room of a farm house.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I’m regretting my life choices. There will be one wreath - not six, I’m afraid.

A tiger stripe cat sniffing an evergreen wreath.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

If you need to smile, you can enjoy my puppy trying to figure out the Christmas tree.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Thank you. I’m having trouble wrapping my head around knowing that the biggest grief is still to come. Not so easy.

A big fluffy white dog laying on a black couch, snuggling his nose into my legs.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Everything is a dumpster fire right now but please enjoy my puppy experiencing his first snow ❄️ in France 🇫🇷!

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Have I mentioned that I’m a football mom now? Also, love hearing the coach, « Merci, Connor! » 🤣

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

First game and first TD of the season for my big today. Go Caïmans! I’m a football Mom now (yes, I still live in France).

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 21/11/2023

Oh yes. My full time job these days!

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

I like don’t know what to do with TikTok but I love this couple so much!

A QR code for my TikTok - RuffledByGrace. Showing a couple walking up the stairs in Paris.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 10/09/2023

Ok but now back to the garden because that is where I am today. Next up: beets!

A group of beets being held by a gloved hand.

A large beet being held in one gloved hand.

One washed beet being held in a hand against a stone wall.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 10/09/2023

I interrupt your regularly scheduled zucchini programming on my page to show you this adorable baby I got to hold at one of my summer weddings:

A baby being held at his parents’ wedding

A photo collage of a wedding with the officiant holding the couple’s baby.

Photo collage of a wedding. The officiant is in the middle holding the couple’s baby.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 06/09/2023

Yesterday: I got all the zucchini. Surely there’s no more zucchini for a few days. Today:

A zucchini held against a stone backdrop.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 03/09/2023

Po-tā-toe Pō-tahhh-toe 😬 Or as I like to call them: future French fries.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

No Vampires at La Fauvelière - Garlic harvest!

Garlic being held in a garden by a gloved hand.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 05/07/2023

It’s a great day for LOVE 💕

A couple standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in wedding attire.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

My favorite new blue/purple flower this year in honor of my sister @robynjunia.bsky.social - I call her the Wonder Woman of my garden. I mulched yesterday after weeding but this is the only photo I have! She’s a beauty.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 13/06/2023

My dream is to make this place a place of welcome and love. Would you like to sit for a while?

Lavender overlooking a pond. There is an Adirondack chair next to the pond. There are willow trees in the background.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 13/06/2023

So will I be suppressed here if I add photos? Because I have a problem with weddings. And photos. And wedding photos… Also, can you see the rainbow in the sky? It popped up right after the ceremony. Called a “circumhorizontal arc” this rainbow type is known as a smile in the sky. Also peonies!

A rainbow over a Paris building. Called a circumhorizontal arc it is a “smile in the sky.”

A couple gazes upward at the rainbow in the sky.

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Michelle W. @ruffledbygrace.bsky.social · 12/06/2023

Hi friends! Here’s a quick intro: I’ll likely disappoint you with a mix of theology, farm & family life, chronic pain & 🐈 . I’m an immigrant, in 🇫🇷 and a PCUSA pastor. Weddings are my jam. I’m (hopefully!) a whole lotta love, and a splash of glitter with a side of smash the patriarchy.

Two marry-ers in front of the Eiffel Tower.

Two marry-ers in front of the Eiffel Tower, receiving communion.

Two marry-ers in a garden by the Eiffel Tower. They are holding a LOVE sign.

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