Feeling Down And Out

Good morning... This week in our therapeutic community group at PAWkids, we were encouraged to pick a handful of cards, cards that somehow share our story. The five cards above are the cards I felt drawn to choose, arranging them just so. Take a moment. Really look. Now let's feel our way forward, down and out. Pondering the [...]

By |2024-01-25T09:36:11-05:00January 25th, 2024|Awareness, Light In Darkness, Silence And Solitude, Trust God|

Why Did I Just Pig Out?

Good morning... On our walk we did several essential things. We exercised in the fresh air. We walked our dogs around the horse farm. We caught up on the details of our challenging family dynamics. We reminded each other that Christmas will be here one short week from Monday. Coming home filled with feelings, I promptly "pigged out" [...]

By |2023-12-15T03:09:56-05:00December 14th, 2023|Anxiety, Awareness, Everyday life, Prayer|

We Find Our Kneeling Places

Good morning... She read the poem aloud. Slowly. Quietly. Prayerfully. Twice, she read the poem aloud, wondering what we noticed. In this quiet moment, might we also do the same? Read slowly, quietly, prayerfully. What inklings do you notice? ****** In Search of Our Kneeling Places by Ann Weemes In each heart lies a Bethlehem, an inn where [...]

By |2023-12-13T02:53:08-05:00December 13th, 2023|Awareness, God's Love, Peace|

Do Not Miss Out

Good morning... After the quirky video in yesterday's post, she wrote, "It's true that I miss God in the room all the time!" Her statement morphed into my prayer, "God, please help me not to miss You in the room today." With my eyes keenly focused on noticing, I saw God walking right through the middle of everything. [...]

By |2023-12-12T09:39:20-05:00December 12th, 2023|Awareness, Community, Everyday life, God's Love|

Focus. Focus. Focus.

Good morning... Okay, friends. So we are about one third of the way through December. Amazing how time flies. As I look back over the past ten calendar days, this is what I see. One impromptu lunch. Two holiday performances. Three happy hour gatherings. Four special worship services. Five Christmas parties. Six celebratory dinners. Tonight is the Secret [...]

By |2023-12-11T08:58:58-05:00December 11th, 2023|Awareness, Everyday life, Human Nature, Mystery|

Rest. Chat. Walk. Read.

Good morning... As I emerged from a time of deep down prayer, I noticed anew the layers of light living in our home. How often do we take time to notice the layers, the light, the power of life? Elizabeth, a young mom of three who is undergoing intense treatment for her colon cancer, wrote something in a [...]

By |2023-11-30T05:13:35-05:00November 30th, 2023|Awareness, Everyday life, God's Timing, Joy|

Loving? Learning? Leaving?

Good morning... As she shares her instagram post from December 31st, 2022, important questions echo back to me. What are you loving? What are you learning? What are you leaving? I make three headings on the top of a blank page.     LOVING?      LEARNING?      LEAVING?    Then words trickle into place. LOVING? Family time. [...]

By |2023-01-03T02:48:46-05:00January 3rd, 2023|Awareness, Everyday life, God's Plan|

One Rare Word, Twice

Good morning... This week I have run into one rare word twice, in the thought-provoking image above and in Henri Nouwen's meditation below. Pilgrimage. This is a fresh word found in my everyday life. "A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about [...]

By |2022-08-16T03:59:35-04:00August 16th, 2022|Awareness, Everyday life, God's Word|

My Mind Is Reeling

Good morning... My mind is reeling. I cannot sleep. Important needs play tug-o-war. Getting out of bed, I am drawn to an encouragement card: "The surest way to simplify your life is to focus on what matters most." I sit and ponder prayerfully, "Lord, what matters most?" What matters is something far more interior: faith expressed [...]

By |2022-06-16T09:46:46-04:00June 16th, 2022|Awareness, Everyday life, God's Love|
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