Good morning... Every day of my life, I play lots of roles. Wife. Mother. Women's Ministry Director. Writer. Friend. Often, I wonder, "Beneath all these roles, what is my ultimate purpose?" I met an image this week which held up a mirror and made my identity crystal clear. Each and every [...]
Good morning... One line from yesterday's poem returns to me now. Even when lost in the dark of the woods, no clear path to follow, we reach to each other... A friend reached out to me this week, sharing a devotional message. "I love this this morning," she texted, simply. ****** At the Crossroads God’s Message yet again: [...]
Good morning... "A lady gave this to us at the market this morning," a friend texted on Saturday. "I absolutely love it! So good right? So simple and yet something I had never really thought of." "I love it too," I replied. "Listening to God requires W.A.I.T.ing, asking ourselves, "Why am I talking, trying too hard, terriblizing? We [...]
Good morning... Most of us start the day with preconceived plans. More likely than not, our plans will be interrupted. The quote above, sent by a friend last week, helps to shift our focus from, "Why, God, why?" to "Who?" and to "What?" In the Plan B moments we meet today, might we stop and wonder and learn, [...]
Good morning... As my fall schedule began to fill in, a friend sent me this quote: "You are exactly where you are meant to be." What a empowering word of encouragement. Living into my twentieth year at Northside Church, I love the cyclical nature of our ministry to women. Every year, the summer season ends and a new [...]
Good morning... The night after last week's lunar eclipse, we experienced the full moon of August. Bright. Plump. Rising high in the sky. The following day, I went on a long walk. I noticed a tree stump laying low in the dirt. Hollow. Decaying. Carved out to her core. [...]
Good morning... Moonlight peeks through the shutters above our tub. "Another full moon is on her way," I think, noticing the slow passage of time. I am grateful for the tiny bladder of our little thirteen year old dog, Gracie. She takes me outside in the middle of most nights. Without stepping barefoot into the dark, cooling air, [...]
Good morning... On our way to becoming who we really are, consider today's centering questions: At the groggy beginning of the day, how might this day change you? How might you describe the corners of your life, sharper or rounded off? Sharper or rounded off, how does this feel to you and to others? A friend texted this [...]
Good morning... Beneath tonight's full moon, I revisit an article sent by a friend at the start of 2026, an article entitled "Questions Before Dark." For the rest of this week, we will unpack these poignant questions, questions which point us toward who we really are. We will begin today with the writing in its entirety, then we [...]
Good morning... Our daily blog has noticed slivers of light in the dark of night since 2015. Last week, our website shut down for nine quiet days. We wondered if our large file of archived writings had exceeded its limit. As experts worked on the problem, I was forced to wait and to wonder, "Is God inviting me [...]
