Good morning... I copied the wisdom of Kate Bowler into my current journal. "Blessed are we, the ones whose emotions show up like uninvited houseguests and refuse to leave," says Kate. "May we learn to offer them a cup of tea, sit with them awkwardly, and realize they're not as scary as we thought. Most of the time. [...]
Good morning... After receiving word of the heartbreaking loss, I immediately texted my friend, "I just heard the horrible news. Please know that Steve and I are with you in Spirit, lifting you in prayer. Let us know how we might come close to support." "Thank you, Sue," came her quiet response. The next morning, I texted. "I [...]
Good morning... A tender friend texted me this calming photo. I read the words aloud to myself. Slowly. Quietly. Twice. ...I relied on God’s Spirit to demonstrate God’s power (1 Corinthians 2:4b, VOICE). ...Sue... Respond to Sue privately. Sue Browse our website. suetoyou.com Enjoy our [...]
Good morning... A friend highlighted the following quote from our book, The Great Spiritual Migration by Brian D. McLaren. Together, we read it out loud. "...intrapersonal change must lead to interpersonal change. Changed individuals cross racial, religious, ethnic, class, and political boundaries to build friendships. These friendships work like sutures, healing wounds in the social fabric. They 'humanize [...]
Good morning... As I walked and talked with a friend, she pulled out her phone and read from yesterday's blog post. She read aloud Kay Warren's definition of joy. Joy is... ...the settled assurance that God is in control of all the details of my life, ...the quiet confidence that ultimately everything is going to be alright, ...and [...]
Good morning... Yesterday I walked with a friend who recently returned from her pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Camino is Spanish for "way" or "path" and Santiago means "Saint James," so my friend walked the way of James, who walked the way of Jesus. For my birthday in March, this friend got me a book, [...]
Good morning... In the middle of this droopy, drizzly night, I think back on the most meaningful two hours of this week. On Sunday night, Elizabeth, the 38-year-old daughter-in-law of our dear friend Joan, shared a really hard post, explaining that her colon cancer had spread. "Any chance you all can have lunch with Joan and I tomorrow?" [...]
Good morning... I love hanging up Christmas cards from people we have made memories with over the years. One of my favorites from this season is the smiling faces of the DeShelter family, a close-knit family who has recently endured two rounds of Audrey's risky radioactive cancer treatment at Children's Healthcare of Philadelphia. Thriving through it all, don't [...]
Good morning... Walking down the aisle as mother-of-the-groom, I was surprised to feel my tears well up as I saw the faces of our longtime friends beaming in the crowd. Four couples who helped to raise our son came from Atlanta along with their grown-up sons, guys who had wrestled or played soccer with Kyler since we moved [...]
Good morning... Last week, our therapeutic community group began meeting again at PAWkids in the Grove Park neighborhood of our city. Men and women, young and old, black and white, how wonderful it felt to be back together again. Gathering after our summer break felt like coming home. Then yesterday, one group member was battling an ugly infection [...]
