Good morning... I wake on the morning of Bill's memorial service, praying over the words gracing his obituary, lifting up into the LORD's healing light his dear wife and their two unique kids, his extended family and his many, many friends. Next Monday Bill would have been sixty-two years old, had his life not ended suddenly on September [...]
Good morning... Deep prayer is MINE to do, so with God I experienced yesterday's eerie extremes. "I don't watch the news often," I wrote in my 99-cent, black leather journal brought home from Goodwill, "but I feel drawn to do so today, this unique day of death and debris." Enveloped in the eerie silence, I watched the Dignified [...]
Good morning... "Hi Sue," she wrote the day after Betty Skinner died. "Sending you a quick email. I am always amazed how the Upper Room seems to fit those moments in my life . . . connecting to mutterings and thoughts. Please see below. With the passing of Betty . . . and the prayer for spiritual mentors [...]
Good morning... "This reminded me of your post today:)," a friend texted me the image above after yesterday's post Do You Feel It In Your Bones? Falcon. Friendship. Freedom. An earlier writing from Christian mystic Betty Skinner about dying on a rainy day. Looking up Psalm 19:14 beside the caption "Oh Lord, My Rock," I share the heartfelt [...]
Good morning... "Sue, your blog posts have been stunning and deeply meaningful," Cathy Snapp texted Kitty Crenshaw and me yesterday morning. "Thank you, dearest friend, for walking this path together with us. I feel the depth of all our connection with our beloved mystic and saint, Bettina." "Yes, it is stunning, absolutely God. Watching, feeling, experiencing God's Spirit [...]
Good morning... "Our sweet Bettina went home tonite," Kitty Crenshaw texted Cathy Snapp and me at 10:22 pm on August 17th. (These two gifted friends are the co-authors of The Hidden Life Awakened, a holy book chronicling the life of Betty Skinner.) "Betsy asked me to go and anoint her body. It has been such an honor." "It is [...]
Good morning... In unison with me and Betty Skinner's friends and family, so many of you have been lifting loving prayers on her behalf, praying at Betty's request that Jesus come and take her home. Tonight our tender prayers were answered. Now Betty rests at peace with her very best friend Jesus. “Let not your hearts be troubled. [...]
Good morning... "Mom has been down with a virus," said the caringbridge message written by Betty Skinner's daughter, Betsy, on August 11th. "She was not tested for Covid, and has been in isolation for the past several weeks. The health center is again prohibiting visits to rooms, and she wants no porch visits. She says, 'I feel so [...]
Good morning... After yesterday's post, Life Is A Marathon, I received a brief email from Gina Palermo, the artist who snapped this stunning photo beginning and ending our morning message. "That pix reminds me of the scripture that says that the Lord will come in the clouds… Rev 1:7 - Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and [...]
Good morning... The faithful family of my friend has endured loss after loss, tragedy after tragedy, heartache after heartache, year after year. For decades I have walked alongside as a compassionate, committed prayer warrior. On Sunday, June 13th, I received this text from my forever friend. "Please keep an eye on your phone today," she requested. "We don't [...]
