Good morning... Many of you have written to ask more about the EMOTION WHEEL talked about in yesterday's blog post, Treasure Each Tuesday. So, I went on a treasure hunt to find a copy of a similar image for our written word community, and viola! Here it is. Take a moment to look over the emotions detailed above. [...]
Good morning... My mind wakes from sleep filled with a short sentence. "This is an incredibly broken place." What an odd first thought for me, an eternal optimist. When I experience odd, unexpected, surprising, I figure the Spirit of God is somehow rising up to shed light on something new. What might this strange revelation mean? "This is [...]
Good morning... We are each a strange mixture of sometimes selfish, sometimes kind, sometimes building up, sometimes tearing down, sometimes annoyingly anxious and sometimes exuding peace. Each human heart is a many-faceted thing. We influence others as we are gradually transformed by God. Whenever our hearts make us feel guilty and remind us of our failures, we know [...]
Good morning... I have heard it said, "When we emerge from this global pandemic, we will be either a drunk, a hunk, a chunk or a monk!" This extended period of social isolation has held us long enough for our true colors to begin coming out in the mirror. What might we see if we looked at the [...]
Good morning... "Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy," sings the John Denver lyrics in my brain as I scroll through beach photos on my phone. Even as I cozy up on our couch at home, I sense the oceanic rhythms of God continuing to melt layers of me. I am reminded of truth shared by [...]
Good morning... A seventy year old blog subscriber from southwest Washington state recently sent me this magnet with a kind note. "Don't tell God how BIG your storm is, tell the storm how BIG your GOD is." I have lived with this small gift and loved it immensely, and at the same time I have sensed three things [...]
Good morning... Every day I love the dog calendar my dear friend gifted me. I adore the cute photo from Election Day 2020, but even more I love the Will Rogers quote: "I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons." A few minutes after flipping to the above calendar page, I happened upon the comforting video [...]
Good morning... The tumultuous waves of this unique day have been building strength on our horizon for a long while now. Waking up into what will be, we fix our eyes on the Gentle Equalizer. Even the largest, stormiest waves dissipate naturally into God's eternal ebb and flow. The sea remains the sea, constant, reliable, fluid. Participating in [...]
Good morning... With a wild storm in the middle of the night, our internet was out, making writing our blog post impossible. Letting our dogs out, they anxiously stepped through downed debris to relieve themselves. When I turned around, the power went out. Complete black. We were unplugged from all light. I had no idea how [...]
Good morning... The last presidential debate has passed. Tons of votes have been cast. Many more will be gathered and counted. Now we wait suspended, betwixt and between, hopeful for what will eventually be. "We keep praying that our illusions will fall away," writes Richard Rohr. "God erodes them from many sides, hoping they will fall. But we [...]
