Good morning... "Happy Easter," Jennifer DeShelter texted yesterday, sharing a photo taken with her son and husband outside of Northside Church. "Missing our Audrey from last year." (As you likely remember, Audrey went to heaven in June, just ten hours before her 20th birthday.) "I love both of your Easter pictures," [...]
Good morning... Today, Holy Saturday, is the final day of Holy Week between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It commemorates the day when the crucified body of Jesus rested in the darkness of the tomb. Many Christians believe that while his body was in the tomb, Jesus’ soul descended into the realm of the dead to liberate those [...]
Good morning... Beside the powerful video below, reads one short line: "Originally shown at Passion's Good Friday gathering in Atlanta on April 3, 2015." Two days later, I witnessed the moving short movie in person as it was repeated in the worship service on Sunday, April 5th. Our whole family of six honored the request of our maturing [...]
Good morning... The full moon this Maundy Thursday shines light on the story of Easter. From Smyrna, Georgia down south to the shores of Kiawah Island, South Carolina and up north to the waters of Blue Ridge to the Vinings area of Atlanta, God's light pierces our darkness. [...]
Good morning... Monday's post (Turning 63, I Share Cake) wed Tuesday's post (Our Souls Last Forever) to birth our blog post for today, this sixth Wednesday in Lent. Happy, happy "birthday cake boxes" have continued to appear at our doorstep all week, boxes we will deliver with Easter cards and flowers for the senior citizens in Grove Park [...]
Good morning... At midnight, every year, I envision getting on my tippy toes and passing my birthday baton to sweet Abby Smith. She was born on March 24th, 2004, that's twenty-two years ago today. At age seven, Abby went to heaven after journeying with cancer for five brave years. A bright light and a beacon of joy, Abby [...]
Good morning... Last Monday in the PAWkids Afterschool Enrichment program, we had messy fun. Paints. Pie pans. Pieces of paper. The kids made imprints of different images. One girl, who happens to be Mike Mike's niece, lost her grandmother in an unsolved murder last month. She said, "I want to make a chocolate chip cookie. My grandma always made [...]
Good morning... As women came through our wooden side gate on Wednesday afternoon, we lingered in the warm sunshine. With a gentle breeze tickling the wind chimes, we collected beneath our back porch. For the first time this season, we held class on our outdoor furniture amid the symphony of the birds. Continuing to journey through our book, [...]
Good morning... As we learn to see the larger and deeper grace cushioning life's harsher blows, we allow the Spirit's teachings to take deeper root in us. When the power of the Eternal assumes center stage in our daily lives, the veil between earth and heaven gradually thins. "I love this sentence of yours..." a friend wrote after [...]
Good morning... When my sister Cathy came to Atlanta to hear Kay Warren speak a few weeks ago, she was concerned that her twelve year old dog Libby might not make it through the weekend. Then this week, on Tuesday, these words appeared in our extended family's group text: "Libby passed away this morning 😢" "Oh, I am [...]
