Our Retreat In Review

Good morning... On Sunday afternoon, thirteen of us returned home from our life-giving time away at Heritage Retreat Center, having shared a blessed weekend as Strangers Became Friends. Our group text string has been poppin' all week, bursting with fun photos, good wishes, and kind words. [...]

By |2025-05-01T09:14:21-04:00May 1st, 2025|Community, Everyday life, Spiritual Growth, Transformation|

Strangers Became Friends

Good morning... This sacred weekend, thirteen of us went on Northside's first Women's Retreat since COVID. The Spirit created a very eclectic guest list, thirteen fascinating women who said "Yes" to getting away with God. From different facets of my life, I knew every woman, but they did not know each other. [...]

By |2025-05-01T03:44:55-04:00April 28th, 2025|Community, Friendship, God's Plan, Spiritual Growth, Transformation|

How To Treat Strangers

Good morning... God reaches us and teaches us, we all belong. That’s plain enough, isn’t it? You’re no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You’re no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. God is building a home. He’s using us all—irrespective [...]

By |2025-04-25T07:44:55-04:00April 26th, 2025|Community, Everyday life, God's Plan, Home|

We’ll Miss Pope Francis

Good morning... Pope Francis died early yesterday at age 88, after blessing thousands from his wheelchair the day before, on Easter morning. Jim Wallis has called Pope Francis "an Easter pope, one who showed us the Easter courage that will be deeply needed in the coming days." As a Protestant person, I reached out to some of my [...]

By |2025-04-22T09:07:29-04:00April 22nd, 2025|Community, Death And Resurrection, Faith, Prayer, Trust God|

Expanding Audrey’s Vision

Good morning... As shared in yesterday's blog post, Jesus came to nineteen year old Audrey DeShetler in a vision, washing clean her weary feet. "Audrey, you are well." She heard Jesus speak to her directly for the very first time. Then later in the day, another friend wrote to me: "After reading today’s blog, I had to share [...]

By |2025-04-02T06:03:34-04:00April 2nd, 2025|Community, Everyday life, Family and Friends, God's Love, Healing|

Celebrating A Seder

Good morning... Last night, we enjoyed an ecumenical Unity Seder at Temple Emanu-el in Sandy Springs. What a fun and festive evening! A very large room was filled to the brim with people from various faith communities throughout our city. "Good people of all different faiths can come together to celebrate people of all faiths coming together," said [...]

By |2025-03-26T04:01:48-04:00March 26th, 2025|Community, Faith, Family and Friends, Trust God, Unity|

Coping In Our World

Good morning... After our life-giving discussion, she sent us all a text: "I just read this poem and it makes me think of our book and the special bond within this group, as we each remind each other that the sun does indeed shine." ****** "Coping" by Audre Lorde It has rained for five days running the world [...]

By |2025-03-19T02:03:51-04:00March 19th, 2025|Community, Everyday life, Faith, Light In Darkness, Trust God|

Love Is An Airplane

Happy St. Patrick's Day... Did you know what the three leaves of the shamrock symbolize? Faith. Hope. Love. I learned this truth at PAWkids during our art project last Monday. Using a large array of art supplies, I saw these three God-given qualities come to life. Art stirs up [...]

By |2025-03-17T09:13:19-04:00March 17th, 2025|Abundance, Community, God's Love, Letting Go, Spiritual Gifts|

Welcome Recovering Women

Good morning... "Meant to check in with you earlier!!" the Program Director from Ignatius House Retreat Center texted me on Thursday. "First overnight ISP retreat is Monday! Hoping you had it on your calendar…🤞🏼." Ugh! I had neglected to put the date on my calendar when I got the reminder back in January, but I immediately texted her [...]

By |2025-03-11T09:12:12-04:00March 10th, 2025|Abundance, Community, God's Love, Spiritual Growth|

My Mom’s Cough

Good morning... After climbing in the back seat and exchanging happy hellos at the airport, the first thing I noticed was my mom's cough. Pesky and persistent, her cough was concerning, still our natural conversation took on its own life. We enjoyed a yummy Olive Garden take-out dinner and a relaxing evening together, but my mom's cough was [...]

By |2025-02-17T04:42:27-05:00February 17th, 2025|Aging, Community, Light In Darkness, Mystery, Trust God|
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