Good morning... The faith of our children takes form in many shapes and sizes, with varying shades and angles. I was reminded of this truth during yesterday's 11:15 am worship service at Northside Church. There was the Children's Handbell Choir, the young Cherub Choir, and the older Chancel Choir with each unique youngster making a joyful noise to [...]
Good morning... Yesterday, I enjoyed the privilege of attending the Kitchen Cura graduation at the Ignatius House Retreat Center. Kitchen Cura is a six month culinary internship program which empowers individuals recovering from addiction and homelessness by teaching scratch-cooking, developing knife skills, and mastering the ability to host nutritious meals in hopes of building hospitality careers. The participants [...]
Good morning... For twenty years I have been on staff at Northside Church, two years in the Children's Ministry and eighteen years as the Women's Ministry Director. Annually we get away together. Last Tuesday was our day of staff training. One activity we did was to write on a canvas words that describe one another. We took time [...]
Good morning... I discover the image above and am drawn in by the quiet quote. "Letting go will teach you the art of being soft and humble, yet powerful and free." Researching the unfamiliar author, I google, "Who is Alexandra Vasiliu?" An intriguing description pours forth. "Alexandra Vasiliu is an inspirational poet and the best-selling author of Dare [...]
Good morning... We set up our new pack and play and got out some of the rattles, books, and blankets given to us when our first grandson was born. What fun to host Charlie and his parents, Kyler and Chandler, for two nights this weekend. We enjoyed coffee together each morning before they headed onto their full days. [...]
Good morning... Waking in the middle of the night, the light on our bathroom floor whispers, "Sue, remember, it's night one of this full moon cycle." So I walk barefoot out into the night and looked up to see the moon shining brightly over our jagged roofline. In our [...]
Good morning... This image of a homeless person resting on a bench lives in the foyer of the Ignatius House Retreat Center. The humble figure draws my attention every time I enter the sacred space. Arriving on the gorgeous grounds yesterday around 5:30 pm, I found that the doors were locked to the library where I usually place [...]
Good morning... When our new Associate Pastor, Rev. Dana Ezell, spoke to our Morning Mission Circle last Tuesday, she talked about two ordinary women who followed the call of God and changed the course of history. She shared with us this fascinating story from Exodus 1:15-20 (CEB). The king of Egypt spoke to two Hebrew midwives named Shiphrah [...]
Good morning... As my fall schedule began to fill in, a friend sent me this quote: "You are exactly where you are meant to be." What a empowering word of encouragement. Living into my twentieth year at Northside Church, I love the cyclical nature of our ministry to women. Every year, the summer season ends and a new [...]
Good morning... "Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns, but will not encourage us to mistake them for our home," C.S. Lewis wrote in our post from yesterday. I have heard it said, "We are just walking each other home." Our eternal home awaits us beyond. For her junior year in high school, in [...]
