Good morning... "I love this scene from 'Up'," a friend wrote after yesterday's blog post, One Favorite Movie Clip. "It's so dear. It reminds me of this." She proceeded to share the link below of 78-year-old Joni Mitchell blessing adoring fans with her beloved hit "Both Sides Now." Researching her surprise performance at the Newport folk festival in [...]
Good morning... On our plane ride home I watched "Up", the 2009 computer-animated film produced by Pixar. One favorite movie clip sums up the lasting love we each hope for in our lifetime. This series of scenes reminds me of my husband and I as we enjoy the empty-nesting phase of life. It also spurs hope for our [...]
Good morning... "God's surround sound again," she texted me early yesterday. "I awoke praying for all those who are in the midst of personal struggles and now moving to our world and it's chaos. Was feeling the call to find and hold onto Hope--to not despair--and then I opened your email, How To Live With Hope. "May the [...]
Good morning... "Sue," she emailed me from miles away. "I know that you follow Nouwen and sometimes I think his words are too wordy and more philosophical, but this one is direct and to the point of God’s saving love. It’s one for the come-back-to list. With Nouwen dying in 1996, these words weren't written last week, obviously, [...]
Good morning... "This meditation from yesterday really speaks to me, and I think it will speak to you too," she texted me yesterday after a really hard ten days. "Happy Saturday as I enjoy the lake and mountains before the boat traffic starts." ****** Love Is the Only Solution by Richard Rohr, July 22, 2022 Father Richard’s Franciscan [...]
Good morning... Many of you were drawn alongside me toward an astronomical shift we gleaned from yesterday's post, My Mom Is Home. "Behold. This is not a problem to be solved. This is a person to be loved." When we shift our focus off of the problem at hand and consider the person sitting right in front of [...]
Good morning... Weakened by her two falls, two breaks in her femur, and her recent stroke, my 84-year-old mom is now struggling with COVID - congestion in her chest, fogginess in her mind, loss of taste and appetite. Today is Day #4 since she tested positive, and we hope to see a turn around soon. Today is also [...]
Good morning... I have been enjoying Kate Bowler's Joyfully Mediocre Summer Blessing Series. Each Wednesday her weekly email arrives in my inbox. Yesterday's morning message wove itself into me. ***** God, I can’t tell which person I will be today: kind and loving, turn-the-other-cheek and I’ll-be-right-here, soft but strong. I will keep no record of wrongs. I might [...]
Good morning... Sharing honestly from her heart, she texted. "With respect to this week, frankly, it is hard. The days just are hard. Things are hard in this chapter. I know that God will give me the strength I need," she continued. "I know that this will work together for something I don't yet understand. Right now though, [...]
Good morning... Yesterday we huddled around my husband's cell phone to watch a viral video. This week's footage of an avalanche closing in on a vulnerable hiker sparks an honest prayer. "Oh God. Oh dear God." The Lord is my Rock, my fortress, my place of safety. He is my God, the Rock I run to for protection. [...]
