True Friendship Is Forever

Good morning... At 3:18 am yesterday, I completed my early morning hours of writing with God and pushed "send" on our message Fearing Our Best Friend? Then I climbed back in bed and drifted back to sleep. I woke at 6:53 am, returned a text to my daughter, made a pot of coffee, and sat down to re-read [...]

By |2021-10-23T10:14:26-04:00October 23rd, 2021|Death And Resurrection, Friendship, God's Love|

Please Stay With Me

Good morning... "Please stay with me on Monday," she texted our friend group from Sloan Kettering in New York City where their teenaged daughter will undergo surgery to remove her recurring cancer. "It will be a long 10 hours." Spirit to Spirit, from Atlanta to Idaho to NYC, the texts of our five friends came delightfully close. Love. [...]

By |2021-10-18T03:15:50-04:00October 18th, 2021|Friendship, Healing, Prayer|

Everything’s Gonna Be Alright

Good morning... One of my dearest spiritual friends has a birthday today. After our walk and talk yesterday, I gave her an early birthday gift. This whimsical mug I found at Goodwill is painted with the pattern of her grandmother's pottery, a pattern she has adored since childhood. It makes my heart so happy to know my soul [...]

By |2021-09-25T06:20:20-04:00September 25th, 2021|Everyday life, Friendship, Trust God|

The Gift Of Spiritual Friends

Good morning... In a few hours, many of the twelve women on our Friday morning class roster will walk down our weathered sidewalk and through our wooden gate. To the right they will see white inpatients blooming boldly since summer's start and flourishing ferns beside a row of Hostas nibbled upon by hungry deer. To the left they [...]

By |2021-09-24T07:56:28-04:00September 24th, 2021|Everyday life, Friendship, Spiritual Growth|

Betty Skinner Has A Virus

Good morning... "Mom has been down with a virus," said the caringbridge message written by Betty Skinner's daughter, Betsy, on August 11th. "She was not tested for Covid, and has been in isolation for the past several weeks. The health center is again prohibiting visits to rooms, and she wants no porch visits. She says, 'I feel so [...]

By |2021-08-17T06:23:37-04:00August 17th, 2021|Aging, Death And Resurrection, Friendship|

Inspired By A Call

Good morning... The morning after my husband and I returned as Julie's Dream chaperones from a week-long trip to Maine with kids and staff from PAWkids, a friend sent me the follow text: "I hope you saw this. So wonderful!!!!" I thoroughly enjoyed reading this article about the uplifting work of LaTonya Gates, community leader and [...]

By |2021-07-20T05:04:42-04:00July 20th, 2021|Community, Friendship, God's Love|

Hard And Healing

Good morning... "Thank you for posting the music video of I'll Walk Through the Valley," my friend wrote after yesterday's blog post. "It's so hard to watch Ginny Owens sing this song, but so healing too. This song got Eliza through so many dark days - along with Psalm 23." As we step forward into this new day, [...]

By |2021-06-25T07:31:56-04:00June 25th, 2021|Friendship, God's Love, Healing|

Compassionately Connect

Good morning... I have been slowly walking beside a grieving friend as God tenderly cares for her faithful family flock. Today we will celebrate together the life of one special twenty-eight year old woman, a vibrant young woman who has shared God's living light with so many in our community. As God prepares my heart to walk in [...]

By |2021-06-22T06:10:39-04:00June 22nd, 2021|Friendship, God's Love, Grief|

A Feast Of Friendship

Good morning... Last night we experienced a feast of friendship as over twenty women in our Atlanta community gathered together, deepening down into the healthy root system connecting Bankhead and Buckhead. Women, older and younger. Skin, darker and lighter. People, barely surviving and ultimately thriving. Enjoying fun foods and delicious drinks, we shared stories of great struggle and [...]

By |2021-06-11T09:27:04-04:00June 11th, 2021|Authenticity, Community, Friendship|

Easter Every Day

Good morning... "Sue," he emailed me, "isn’t it wonderful that as Christians, it is Easter every day? Enjoy, dear friend!" And he sent me this incredible music video below. Now it is your turn, "Enjoy, dear friend!" Jesus said: "I am the resurrection and the source of all life; those who believe in Me will live even in [...]

By |2021-04-08T06:48:24-04:00April 11th, 2021|Death And Resurrection, Everyday life, Friendship|
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