Good morning... The last time I wrote to you, I had been Out Of Cell Service for three full days, savoring the rustic beauty of Siempre Verde, Ecuador, a magical place where The Lovett School maintains an amazingly lush property on a remote mountain in the cloud forest. Traveling to the second half of our trip with a [...]
Good morning... I have been delightfully out of cell service for 90 percent of the past three days. Traveling with my husband on his new venture with the Lovett School, we have loved bonding with our group of sixteen, mostly strangers who are becoming fast friends. Steve is creating of an adult trip program, and I get to [...]
Good morning... I stepped out of our front door and noticed the rising sun casting indirect light on a brand new summer day. Stepping down slowly, I moved in awe toward the warm Source of all light. Then I looked up and saw a beautiful spider web, set [...]
Good morning... Please savor with me this delicious summer poem. ****** "Tomatoes" by Joy Sullivan I waited so long for love and suddenly, here it is standing in the garden, hands full of heirlooms hot from the sun. Soon we’ll make a supper of them. Salted slabs between slices of bread. Your beard silvers. My hips ripen. The [...]
Good morning... Invited to share bread crumbs from our common loaf, please let this poem lead you home to your heart. ****** PLEASE by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer If you are one who has practice meeting the pain of the world, we need you. Right now we need you to teach us it is possible to swallow what is [...]
Good morning... This unique 4th of July, I truly believe there's room on the porch for everyone. Come on up! Lingering as we wake is a portion of our prayer from yesterday's post: May we find ourselves reminded that we belong to one another. Neighbors. Strangers. Friends. All wrapped up together in this web of beautiful, terrible inter-dependence. [...]
Good morning... On Sunday, we began this 4th of July week with my husband Steve preaching at the little Log Cabin Community Church, just around the corner from our home. What are the two things I remember most about the welcoming, down-to-earth service? First, the worship leader, she quietly prayed for "the vulnerable and the voiceless." So many [...]
Good morning... On Saturday morning, I received an email describing how each of us might become a beacon of hope in our Atlanta community. LaTonya Gates, the Founder and Director of PAWkids, reached out to me with this opportunity. ***** Hey Fam 💛 I need y’all in a big way. PAWKids has been given an incredible opportunity to [...]
Good morning... "I thought of you and Audrey’s family when I read this and just wanted to share," an old friend wrote. Received in the midst of a challenging week, God's timing was perfect. ******* Dear Loved One by Sean of the South, June 18th This is weird. I realize this. But I wanted to write to you, [...]
Good morning... This week, I have communicated with so many of you about Audrey and the DeShelter family, through text, email, zoom, and face to face. Your messages of love have been so precious. I find it an honor to collect our written words in a single post. May you enjoy reading about the strong web of love [...]
