Good morning... "Hey Sue!" she emailed. "You’ve been on a roll these last two weeks! LOVING all your messages each day! Makes me miss seeing you all the more, but at least I feel close to your heart through your daily sweet words!" She reflected: "I do believe God speaks to us in special ways through nature, through Scripture, [...]
Good morning... Last week, I went to a memorial service for a mother I never knew, Caroline Lamar Mason Gilham. I love her daughter, her granddaughters, her son-in-law, but I never knew Caroline, until I went to the service celebrating her eighty-five years of vibrant life. The meditative music in the Preludes included so many old favorites. Lord [...]
Good morning... It was a Wednesday, last August 1st, 2018. As I drove into work I remember prayerfully pondering which book to teach for our annual Lovett Senior Moms Study group, slated to begin in mid September. Because it was raining, I parked in the inner most part of the church parking garage. Walking up the first flight [...]
Good morning... It was Saturday, July 6th, the first morning of our family's vacation at my mother-in-law's log cabin on a tiny lake in Pennsylvania. I was leisurely floating on an intertube, chatting with my sister-in-law, when my husband Steve and my son Kyler called me over with these words, "Hey mom. Come here for a second. There [...]
Good morning... Artists over the years have depicted differently the lifesaving sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Replaying in my mind is the intimate video of the statue Pieta shared in yesterday's post, Savor Sabbath: From Pain To Peace. Michelango deeply depicts not only Jesus' full-bodied surrender, but the suffering sacrifice of his mother, Mary. After viewing this video yesterday, one [...]
Good morning... "Sue, I’m sorry so much tragedy has visited you, your family, and so many other people you love," a subscriber wrote yesterday. "Your post today brought to mind the Pieta, the amazing sculpture by Michelangelo in St. Peter’s Basilica. I’ve seen it three times, and on each occasion the rendering of Mary holding Jesus’s body caused [...]
Good morning... Receiving this sympathy email from the church, our community's loss is formally announced. Sympathy Northside Church extends its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Cole McAfee Hagood, who passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Memorial Service The Memorial Service will be at Northside Church in the Sanctuary on Friday, July 12, 2019 at 2:00 [...]
Good morning... "Dear Sue," she wrote after yesterday's post, A Special Kind Of Grief. "Today’s post is so powerful and important. Thank you for sharing these words from the mother who is grieving the loss of her son from overdose. She is so honest and raw and true. So many of us have family and close friends that [...]
Good morning... "Hi Sue," she wrote this week. "Wanted to let you know that your recent post and poem has helped a friend of mine in Jacksonville. He lost both his brother-in-law and nephew in two separate drug overdoses in a three week period. So much sadness — thanks for all you do for so many." She proceeded [...]
Good morning... "Sue, my mom passed away at 2:36 today peacefully and quickly," our dear friend Corinne Adams texted me at 11:08 pm on Saturday, June 8th. "It was time to rest. I can't wait to tell you about all the angels who showed up spontaneously...former caregivers, who were like family...they felt a call to come, not knowing...it [...]
