Wherever You Are

Good morning... Wherever you are this holiday weekend, at home or away, alone or with others, pause to breathe in God's presence. Wherever you are, God is. However you feel, God cares. Whatever you need, God gives. As we savor the pattern of this unique day, You are the lamp who lights my way (Psalm 18:28a, VOICE). ...Sue... [...]

Julie Harlan Smiles

Good morning... Julie Harlan smiles in heaven as she prepares for today's special day. Today, her oldest son Charlie will graduate from The Lovett School with a stadium full of his classmates. When Charlie was ten, his amazing mom died of stomach cancer at age forty-one. It's an honor to remember her bright shining spirit and to revisit [...]

Welcome Women In Recovery

Good morning... I spent much of my Mother's Day afternoon assembling and delivering welcome bags for today's ISP (Ignatian Spirituality Project) retreat at the Ignatius House Retreat Center. Now, on this special morning, fifteen women recovering from homelessness and addiction will arrive at the MARTA station and be transported to Ignatius House by kind volunteers. Fifteen of you [...]

By |2025-05-12T04:48:16-04:00May 12th, 2025|Community, Everyday life, God's Love, Healing, Spiritual Gifts|

Our Dog Has Cancer

Good morning... Our dog Tate came to us from Adopt-a-Golden at eight weeks old. That was nine years ago this month. At the time, our youngest son had just gotten his driver's permit, our youngest daughter was finishing her junior year in high school, and our oldest two were in college, one finishing her freshman year at Ole [...]

By |2025-05-09T04:26:43-04:00May 9th, 2025|Family and Friends, God's Love, Grief, Loss, Sadness|

Lessons In The Hospital

Good morning... As I sat in the airport waiting to fly to Ohio for my dad's 88th birthday weekend, I got a text from a long time Northside Church member. She was on her way to pick up her husband from the hospital after his recovery from a scary emergency surgery. Airport. Hospital. Our interaction reminded me of [...]

By |2025-05-02T05:11:07-04:00May 2nd, 2025|Authenticity, Everyday life, God's Love, Letting Go, New From Old|

Lights Will Guide You Home

Good morning... I happened upon a unique rendition of the song "I Will Fix You" by Coldplay. Might we imagine God singing these lyrics to us, as we are lost, found, and led home by the light? ****** "Fix You" - lyrics by writers Jonathan Mark Buckland, Christopher Anthony John Martin, William Champion, Guy Rupert Berryman When you [...]

By |2025-04-10T07:45:02-04:00April 11th, 2025|God's Love, Healing, Light In Darkness, Pain, Trust God|

A River Running Home

Good morning... "Your life was like a river running home," sings the most moving line from Slater Nalley's original song, "Traces of You." This dynamic expression of endless love reminds me of the poem I just sent to my friend, a dear friend who buried her 23 year old son last month. "Good morning," I texted. "I think [...]

By |2025-04-10T06:08:01-04:00April 10th, 2025|Death And Resurrection, Family and Friends, God's Love, Grief, Healing|

Slater Traces Our Tears

Good morning... My husband Steve and I have been watching American Idol together this season, since one of his students from The Lovett School was just chosen by the judges as one of the top twenty-four contestants. These diversely talented singers will now begin vying for votes from viewers, seeking to become the next American Idol. In his [...]

By |2025-04-10T04:54:05-04:00April 9th, 2025|God's Love, Healing, Light In Darkness, Loss, Tragedy|

Expanding Audrey’s Vision

Good morning... As shared in yesterday's blog post, Jesus came to nineteen year old Audrey DeShetler in a vision, washing clean her weary feet. "Audrey, you are well." She heard Jesus speak to her directly for the very first time. Then later in the day, another friend wrote to me: "After reading today’s blog, I had to share [...]

By |2025-04-02T06:03:34-04:00April 2nd, 2025|Community, Everyday life, Family and Friends, God's Love, Healing|

“Audrey, You Are Well.”

Good morning... For nearly fifteen years, the members of Northside Church have been praying diligently for Audrey DeShetler, Sunday after Sunday. We have closely tracked her journey with a childhood cancer called neuroblastoma. Diagnosed at age five, Audrey has pushed through treatment after treatment, relapse after relapse, until now Audrey is a wise nineteen years old young woman. [...]

By |2025-04-04T09:46:43-04:00April 1st, 2025|Abundance, Death And Resurrection, God's Love, Healing, Sadness|
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