When Tornados Rip Through

Good morning... Traveling to a weekend gathering with our small group from church, we drove down to south Georgia the day after treacherous storms. I snapped a crappy photo out the window as the traffic inched through a section of road where trees on both sides of the road were mangled, ripped up, stripped bare, toppled. A large [...]

By |2023-01-14T09:11:19-05:00January 14th, 2023|Community, God's Love, Tragedy|

Somehow Light Find Us

Good morning... Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning. When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember there will be many dark days (Ecclesiastes 11:7-8a, NLT). In this season of Epiphany, when the light of Christ fans out to reach us in [...]

By |2023-01-13T08:31:26-05:00January 13th, 2023|Everyday life, God's Love, Light In Darkness|

I’m Not Who I Want To Be

Good morning... Her poem, delivered to my inbox in the middle of this ordinary night, says just what I am thinking. ****** Ambition by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer I am so far from the woman I want to be, so far from humility and simplicity. I dream of clearing not only the shelves, not only the closets, but also [...]

By |2023-01-11T03:24:47-05:00January 11th, 2023|Everyday life, God's Love, Light In Darkness|

Let’s Ring In The New

Good morning... Today is the first day of the first week of this fresh new year. What a perfect morning to ring in the new with a special gift from a friend in our Monday group. This fall, our friend learned about the struggles of Ukrainian Olena Gnes through watching her story told on the international news, and [...]

By |2023-01-01T06:14:54-05:00January 2nd, 2023|Everyday life, God's Love, New From Old|

Be Where Love Is Needed

Good morning... "Any chance you could walk tomorrow afternoon?" a friend texted me on Monday. "We are in Kentucky with Steve's sister, so tomorrow is not possible," I explained. "Steve's sister lives alone. Her husband died of suicide in the back yard of their rental home 8 years ago. She still lives in the same place. As a [...]

By |2023-01-01T05:27:45-05:00December 31st, 2022|Everyday life, God's Love, Light In Darkness|

When We Don’t Understand

Good morning... Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled (1 Corinthians 13:8-10, MSG). Love never dies, so loving [...]

By |2023-01-10T09:17:31-05:00December 30th, 2022|Faith, God's Love, Light In Darkness|

This Messy Morning After

Good morning... On December 26th, I love being the first awake in a quiet home full of sleeping people. I brew a 12-cup pot of our family's favorite coffee, fill up my personal "COMFORT" mug, and nestle beneath the fuzzy blanket with our smallest furry dog. Surveying the situation, my eyes pick up the mounds of "mess" strewn [...]

By |2022-12-26T08:38:23-05:00December 26th, 2022|Everyday life, Family and Friends, God's Love|

Children Sing Our Story

Good morning... With one week to go until Christmas Eve, I share with you a touching music video. An elementary school Christmas concert sings with clarity the journey of our Christian faith. Take a moment, with eyes opened or closed, to savor the sound of our Savior's story sung through the solo of one talented child. Touch on [...]

By |2022-12-17T05:06:08-05:00December 17th, 2022|Faith, God's Love, New From Old, Uncategorized|

Why Create A Secret Santa Shop?

Good morning... For our make-shift shop, nine of us laid out awesome gifts donated by many generous people in our community. Why create a Secret Santa Shop for vulnerable, at risk children to choose and to wrap gifts for their loved ones? For me, the best answer to this question is a story. ****** LOVE DOES THAT by [...]

By |2022-12-16T03:35:33-05:00December 15th, 2022|Abundance, God's Love, Heaven On Earth|

Who Is Helping Whom?

Good morning... I felt so encouraged by this inspirational email. "I am reading this, thinking of you," wrote a friend. "Very wonderful!" ****** Friday, December 9, 2022 - Richard Rohr's Daily Meditation - Faith in Divine Presence Contemplative activist and Episcopal priest Adam Bucko gained deeper faith and trust in God’s presence after facing limits of what he [...]

By |2022-12-12T09:44:10-05:00December 11th, 2022|Community, God's Love, Joy|
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