I Think Of You At Sunrise

Good morning... "I think of you at sunrise," she said on yesterday's walk and talk. "Did you see the sky this morning?" Actually, I had not. I had written our blog post from 3:30 to 6:40 am, so by then I was one tired Tigger. I peeked at the pre-dawn sky, sensing it would be a good one, [...]

By |2021-02-22T05:23:46-05:00February 22nd, 2021|Community, Everyday life, Gratitude|

Some Very Special Valentines

Good morning... On January 7th I received a very fun email: "We have a precious senior in high school who, for the past few years, raises money to purchase roses and Godiva chocolates and delivers them to our homebound church members for Valentine’s Day," wrote a friend from the Pastoral Care department at Northside Church. "It is an [...]

By |2021-02-14T06:25:32-05:00February 14th, 2021|Community, God's Love, Unity|

Some Gifts Keep Giving

Good morning... You may remember this cool painting from last month's post entitled Steve's Birthday Surprise. On a whim, to benefit Blue Skies Ministries, I bought a fun mixed-media painting by Christy Holmes at my friend's pop-up Christmas shop, a surprise birthday purchase for my husband to honor Steve's call from God twenty-six years ago to minister to [...]

By |2021-01-25T09:12:05-05:00January 25th, 2021|Community, God's Plan, Spiritual Gifts|

Dream Big

Good morning... One amazing woman who spent regular time in our living room, learning, growing, blossoming alongside me over the years, was Julie Harlan. A powerful prayer warrior, a faithful friend, an incredible daughter and sister, wife and mother, Julie listened to the dream God planted in her heart. In the spring of 2017, Julie and I shared [...]

By |2021-01-24T10:39:29-05:00January 24th, 2021|Community, God's Plan, Nature|

Out Of Our Comfort Zone

Good morning... The light of our LORD leads us out of our comfort zone. It was such a joy to sew together delightful pictures from our light-filled living room with the fresh, instructive Word of God in yesterday's post, Our Silent Soundtrack. That life-giving blog was particularly profound for me since it was crafted on the day a [...]

By |2021-01-23T08:15:23-05:00January 23rd, 2021|Community, God's Plan, Light In Darkness|

Waking Up With You

Good morning... It was hard to leave the beach last night, turning my back to the setting sun. Who was it that said, "Parting is such sweet sorrow?" Sweet, what a deliciously sweet week this has been. Deepening down, alone with God and our dogs, has been so fruitful, so so fantastic. Yesterday, to the sound of the [...]

By |2021-01-16T09:15:17-05:00January 16th, 2021|Community, Everyday life, Heaven On Earth|

We All Get Our Say

Good morning... Soaking in the sight of the sunset last night, I sensed my soul celebrate, "I feel really grateful to be a follower of the living Christ and a citizen of the United States." Earlier in the day, I had watched some of the varied, articulate thoughts being shared during the second impeachment hearing of Donald J. [...]

By |2021-01-14T05:33:45-05:00January 14th, 2021|Community, Everyday life, Trust God|

Our Dogs Are So Different

Good morning... Just like our four young adult kids, our two dogs are so so different. Being sequestered with Tate and Gracie for an undisturbed week of writing at the beach, I can't help but notice how differently our dogs respond to the grey cold of winter. Tate, our furry-coated golden retriever mix, spends hours and hours outside [...]

By |2021-01-13T09:24:47-05:00January 13th, 2021|Community, Light In Darkness, Trust God|

Let Love Lead

Good morning... Watching the footage of yesterday's siege on the U.S. Capitol building, our youngest son asked, "If I have kids, do you think images from this day will be in their history books?" We agreed that we were watching history in the making. Reconvening after the violence, leaders in the House and the Senate were each given [...]

By |2021-01-07T08:51:36-05:00January 7th, 2021|Community, God's Love, Peace|

Let’s Learn Together

Good morning... One thing I love most about being the Women's Ministry Director at Northside Church in Atlanta, Georgia is creatively learning about God with a variety of women. Semester-by-semester, collaborative learning feeds our souls and transforms us gradually into the likeness of the living Christ. Now is the time to sign up for our 2021 Winter/Spring classes. [...]

By |2021-01-07T10:41:08-05:00January 4th, 2021|Community, God's Word, Spiritual Growth|
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