Good morning... As I recently told you, my signed copy of The Hidden Life Awakened was hiding somewhere. Until today, when it surprisingly appeared in a pile on my desk, on the first day of our Awake To Wellness Women's Retreat led by the book's authors. God's timing often makes me laugh. I fell in love with the first [...]
Good morning... Sunday afternoon through Tuesday breakfast, the Holy Spirit and I facilitated a private "With God Weather Life Retreat" at the mountain home of a dear, deep friend who hosted a hearty handful of women handpicked by the LORD. Sharing our stories of brokenness and beauty, sorrows and joys, darkness and light, we journeyed side by side, as [...]
Good morning... "I must listen to my life and try to understand what it is truly about - quite apart from what I would like it to be about - or my life will never represent anything real in the world, no matter how earnest my intentions," writes Parker Palmer, author of the book we will be digesting and [...]
Good morning... I knew I would be cutting time close when I scheduled the appointment last week, but, as an eternal optimist, I thought, "I can do that, then I can go there." Then when an important, long-standing "there" moved up its start time, my newly committed "that" would no longer fit without rushing. As I opened myself up [...]
Good morning... One line haunts me from our recent post, Do You Trust God? (scroll back through previous posts if you missed it). These powerful words, written by Terrance Malick, shed ugly light on the God who so loves us: "The very moment everything was taken away from Job, he knew it was the Lord who'd taken it away." This [...]
Good morning... I wondered as I left an important meeting, "How and when will I know which steps to take?" Driving home in silent turmoil, music from within surprised my meandering mind: "I need You, God, I need You. Every hour I need You. My one defense. My righteousness. Oh, God, how I need You." Wisdom dawned. I do not [...]
Good morning... Walking with my friend, we were stunned to see a dying cardinal lying on the sidewalk. The little creature was slowly moving his bright red head, looking around, blinking his eyes, but his chubby body was stationary, paralyzed on the pavement. When I said, "Oh, let's pick him up and put him in a soft, private place," I [...]
Good morning... There are many reasons why today our posts are changing format. Streamlining my writing process in the early morning hours will be a time-saver for me. Touching the "Everyday Blog" tab, you can easily scrolling back to enjoy old messages you may have missed. It drives me crazy when the print font is funky and inconsistent; this [...]
Good morning... After Jesus' death and resurrection, the world's power people were trying to silence the apostles. "Stop talking about this Jesus!" they demanded. When pressed to choose between obeying God and obeying men, the first followers chose God, sharing personally about Jesus everywhere they went. When the council members heard this, they became so angry that they wanted [...]
Good Morning... Four words will always stay with me from the book I am teaching on Mondays and Fridays in our modest living room. "When in doubt, wait," Jan Johnson writes in When the Soul Listens. Deciding this, that, or the other. When in doubt, wait. Compelled to vent anger yet trying to walk in love. When in doubt, [...]
