Our Safe Place

Good morning... "Darkness - with its numbness, loneliness, and shame - very often accompanies a deep spiritual journey and can be the means to the knowledge of both God and self," says ninety-four-year-old Betty Skinner. "The freedom to love and be loved is often discovered in the darkness, so it is important to befriend it." Betty continues: "If [...]

By |2020-03-12T07:25:50-04:00March 12th, 2020|Everyday life, God's Love, Light In Darkness, True Self|

We Never Graduate

Good morning... "Oh Sue, do not beat yourself up," she wrote after yesterday's relatable post, My Stupid Decision. "Paul Tripp writes we are never 'grace graduates' and how blessed we are for that never ending hope." We are never "grace graduates." The phrase captures my curiosity. We never graduate from God's School of Grace. Life continually offers us advanced [...]

By |2020-03-08T03:15:41-04:00March 8th, 2020|Everyday life, God's Love, Imperfection, Trust God|

My Stupid Decision

Good morning... I made a poor choice and paid the price. On the spectrum of stupid decisions, mine was pretty tame, but gratefully it gave me a small taste of embarrassing shame. My mistake set my mind wondering. How do people get out of bed the morning after a devastating affair is exposed, a preventable accident brings permanent [...]

By |2020-03-07T07:28:23-05:00March 7th, 2020|Everyday life, God's Love, Imperfection, Trust God|

Four Magnetic Words

Good morning... Watching a news story, I pulled out a blank piece of paper and jotted down four strong words. "Hate." "Hurt." "Hope." "Heal." Coupled together, they form opposite ends of the continuum upon which our daily life teeters. Hate/Hurt..........................Hope/Heal It is important to ask ourselves, moment by moment, "Which magnetic pull is grabbing my full attention?" God’s [...]

By |2020-03-02T08:11:10-05:00March 2nd, 2020|Anxiety, Everyday life, God's Love, Healing|

Is It Enough?

Good morning... "The key passage that I think we have to come to terms with is 1 Peter 2:23," says Pastor John in yesterday's powerful posted podcast. "When [Jesus] was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. And so my question for myself and for my [...]

By |2020-02-25T08:31:42-05:00February 25th, 2020|Death And Resurrection, Everyday life, God's Love, Pain, Trust God|

Savor Sabbath: Be At Home

Good morning... Our individual hearts are held at home by God as we, individually, hold God in the home our hearts. As we partner with God on the dance floor of life, we listen to the inner music and sway in sync. As she dances with God, I have been dancing beside ninety-four-year-old Betty Skinner since 2007, but [...]

By |2020-02-23T07:32:02-05:00February 23rd, 2020|God's Love, Heaven On Earth, Home, Sabbath|

Slow Dance With The Sun

Good morning... After a long, laboring string of rainy dark days, the sun peaked out to pierce the pane of our living room window. As I nestle into the corner of our couch, I close my eyes and turn my face directly into the sun. Intense light penetrates me. Illuminating warmth soothes my cheeks. My baking brain surrenders [...]

By |2020-02-22T10:42:53-05:00February 22nd, 2020|Everyday life, God's Love, Light In Darkness, Trust God, Unity|

God’s Variety This Valentine’s Day

Good morning... God's friendly mystery takes different forms and the living Christ rays out in all directions, God's Word made flesh, the Light of life for all people. Parts of God's colorful prism resonate differently with each of us, but let's enjoy this sacred song and celebrate together this God-given, glorious day. At the beginning God expressed himself. [...]

By |2020-02-13T10:52:44-05:00February 14th, 2020|God's Love, Heaven On Earth, Light In Darkness, Mystery, Transformation|

Oops. My Mistake.

Good morning... Oops. My mistake. Our friend Betty Skinner turned 94-years-old yesterday, not Saturday as I jumped the gun and announced. Again I am humbly reminded, I am a big picture person, not a detail diva. Yet God now morphs my mistake into another opportunity. Kitty Crenshaw, co-author of the book we are studying this semester, The Hidden Life [...]

By |2020-02-10T04:34:44-05:00February 10th, 2020|God's Love, Imperfection, True Self, Trust God|

Amazing, Awful, Ordinary Life

Good morning... She shared this multifaceted picture taken from her backyard. To my soul, this intriguing photo personifies the quote she also shared. ****** Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and the awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the [...]

By |2020-01-30T06:56:56-05:00January 30th, 2020|Abundance, Awareness, Everyday life, God's Love, Trust God|
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