People Inspire People

Good morning... Christmas is big. The Word became a human being and, full of grace and truth, lived among us (John 1:14a, GNT). Easter is huge. We believe that Jesus died and then came to life again (1 Thessalonians 4:14a, NLV). Pentecost is powerful. And they were all filled [that is, diffused throughout their being] with the Holy [...]

By |2024-05-23T05:05:11-04:00May 22nd, 2024|Community, Everyday life, God's Plan, Light In Darkness|

Summer Zoom Study 2024

Good morning... As our spring semester draws to an end at Northside Church, all of our Bible studies for women channel into one Zoom study for the summer. Here are this year's details. ***** Summer Reading Group 2024 A Longing to Belong: Reflections on Faith, Identity, and Race by Michelle Lee-Barnewall A blend of memoir and theological reflection, [...]

By |2024-05-21T07:07:37-04:00May 21st, 2024|Community, God's Word, Spiritual Growth|

If You Give A Kid A Cookie

Good morning... As the rains set in yesterday morning, our afternoon plans needed to change. As regular weekly volunteers, we brainstormed indoor activities for our final Monday gathering at PAWkids. Beading. Board games. Musical chairs. Freeze dance. Then came the Program Director's request. "Cookie decorating, maybe?" My happy heart lit up. Since I have a mom who loved [...]

By |2024-05-14T02:22:24-04:00May 14th, 2024|Community, God's Love, Organic Growth, Peace|

Steve Big Adventure

Good morning... In the guiding light of this Passover full moon, we sift through many layers of experience. Tonight my husband Steve and I shared a decade changing birthday celebration with one of the men who went on our Israel 2023 trip. A few people from our group shared in this special evening. The life-changing experience of traveling [...]

By |2024-04-25T09:00:18-04:00April 24th, 2024|Community, Gratitude, New From Old, Trust God|

Why I Like Tax Season

Good morning... April 15th comes every year. An anxious date I used to hate, now I kinda enjoy tax season. In recent years, I have noticed that preparing taxes blends really well with Lent and Easter, winter tipping into spring, and my March 23rd birthday season. Since beginning my own small business as a daily blogger in 2015, [...]

By |2024-04-15T03:58:30-04:00April 15th, 2024|Community, Everyday life, Gratitude, Trust God|

One Full Day Of Life

Good morning... Beneath the beaming sliver of yesterday's partial solar eclipse, I experienced one fun, full day of life. We are thoroughly enjoying a three-day visit from life-long friends whose son is ringing the bell at the Chick-fil-a headquarters today as he becomes an owner/operator. Together, we took in the sky's amazing marvel at the Lovett School, which [...]

By |2024-04-09T05:01:14-04:00April 9th, 2024|Community, Everyday life, Family and Friends, Gratitude|

My Heart Feels Broken

Good morning... On Monday during the wee hours of the morning, I posted a Scripture referring to "all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe." Then on Tuesday night when I woke to write, our website was weirdly "broken." Unable to craft a blog message, yesterday our written word community went without. Later in the day, with the [...]

By |2024-04-03T02:09:07-04:00April 3rd, 2024|Community, Death And Resurrection, Everyday life, Trust God|

Life’s Secret Is Simple

Good morning... In the middle of the night, I pull out the "blob tree" tree that I crafted during our therapeutic community group at PAWkids this week. I know there is violence on the corner of a distant branch. I know there is loneliness and isolation and despair. But, feeling like the purple person on the perch, I [...]

By |2024-03-22T03:23:03-04:00March 22nd, 2024|Community, Everyday life, God's Love, Heaven On Earth|

The Lighthouse: A Story Of Restoration

Good morning... As I have shared with you, this season in my life is saturated with learning and teaching about the Enneagram, a study of the nine basic types of people we meet in the world. This dynamic measure of spiritual transformation, conceived of by the Christian desert mothers and fathers in the fourth century, helps to explain [...]

By |2024-03-13T08:55:34-04:00March 12th, 2024|Community, Everyday life, God's Plan, Spiritual Growth|

It’s Never Too Early To Plan With Peace

Good morning... For thirteen consecutive years, our Women's Ministry at Northside Church hosted an annual gathering each spring. We called the well-attended evening event the "Women's Lenten Communion Service." Each year, we would invite a different woman from our faith community to share an uplifting talk about some pressing issue we might face in our lifetime. Together we [...]

By |2024-03-01T09:14:17-05:00March 1st, 2024|Aging, Community, Everyday life, God's Plan|
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