Up From The Valley

Good morning... Yesterday in Sunday School, we unpacked the middle portion of the Apostles Creed. Considering the various valley times in our lives, we processed the three portions of our life-changing "check mark" experiences. Descending into hell. Waiting in the tomb for three grueling days. Ascending high into heaven in oneness with God. Each time tragedy strikes, this three-step [...]

By |2018-04-23T14:26:40-04:00April 23rd, 2018|Death And Resurrection, Gratitude, Tragedy, Transformation, Trust God|

Living Through Hell

Good morning... Prayerfully pondering what wisdom to unpack with the Genesis Class this morning, words from the recesses of my mind bubble up from the Apostles Creed, words we recited collective every week as I grew up as a child in the Lutheran Church. Jesus "descended into hell. The third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, [...]

By |2018-04-22T09:12:20-04:00April 22nd, 2018|Death And Resurrection, Pain|

Multiplying Gratitude

Good morning... Extremely grateful, I thanked store owner, Lisa, at The Front Porch of Vining for sharing with us a combination of donated and purchased items from her new fresh market for our recent retreat. Two large flower arrangements with an adorable one thrown in. Local pies and yummy pecans. Gift basket and a "Happy Spring" display. Chocolates and cheese [...]

By |2018-04-02T14:36:03-04:00April 4th, 2018|Death And Resurrection, Everyday life, God's Plan, Gratitude|

God Moves Our Huge Stone

Good morning... “Hello newly beloved friends of the heart,” wrote soulful pianist and poetry-memorizer Dana Cunningham. “I am attaching the poems I either recited or read during our Awake To Wellness Retreat time, now a week in our past memory but still alive with fire and verve. I wish you all a joyous, glorious Easter weekend, which I will [...]

By |2018-04-01T01:14:26-04:00April 1st, 2018|Death And Resurrection, Peace|

God’s Full Moon Light

Good morning... I absolutely love that the brightness of tonight's full moon sky coincides with the seal-off mystery of the dank, dark tomb. For Jesus' dead body wrapped in burial attire, for you and for me wrapped in our own dark cocoons, God lights our hope. We each whisper in awed wonder: "...even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To [...]

By |2018-03-30T22:21:05-04:00March 31st, 2018|Death And Resurrection, Everyday life, Trust God|

Dying To Live

Good morning... To commemorate Good Friday, we consider deeply the death of Christ captured in Mark 15:33-39 (NIV). At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”(which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). When [...]

By |2018-03-30T08:06:29-04:00March 30th, 2018|Death And Resurrection, God's Love, Jesus Christ|

She Shines Brightly

Good morning... Tee Davis, the wise mother of Julie Harlan who died at age 42 from stomach cancer one year ago this week, texted me yesterday after our blog post, Tilting Our True Self. “Hi Sue. I wrote down the last sentence of your message today in my Jesus Calling book. It reminds me of my Julie. Thank you. [...]

By |2018-03-27T18:22:31-04:00March 28th, 2018|Death And Resurrection, Trust God|

God Is Hilarious

Good morning... In important matters, God gets our attention. His "surround sound" method of speaking cracks me up. After yesterday's post, I Made A Mistake, my friend emailed me: "This should make you chuckle. Look what is in my inbox this morning!" ****** Subject: Inspiring Quote for February 23rd, 2018 "I hope that in this year to come, you [...]

By |2018-02-24T07:01:15-05:00February 24th, 2018|Death And Resurrection, God's Timing, Trust God|
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