Good morning... I am a non-runner, a total non-runner. Yet I am married to a man who runs most every day, a husband who over his lifetime has completed five marathons, each under three hours. So watching the Olympic marathons with Steve, the race for the women and the race for the men, was a fun part of [...]
Good morning... Last Wednesday morning, my calendar was comfortably full. 8:00 am - coffee with my daughter before her workday. 10:00 am - spiritual direction session #1. 11:15 am - spiritual direction session #2. Over our first cup of coffee, I received a text canceling the first session due to my client's overflowing workload. Over our second cup [...]
Good morning... Many of our readers enjoyed the touching video about Scott Harrison's life shared in our blog post from yesterday. Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World is also a book chronicling the global ministry God is inspiring through Scott, a non-profit called charity: water. "This is one [...]
Good morning... One night when I was up in the dark, early hours, I happened across a captivating video sharing the story of a global non-profit called charity: waters. Several months later, my young friend Joanna said, "I have been invited to go on assignment for charity: waters." My memory returned immediately to the story of this fascinating [...]
Good morning... Over the Zoom call connecting Joanna from her bedroom in Minnesota and me from my vacation in Pennsylvania, we shared an ah-ha moment. "I'm finally embracing the fact that I'm not a logical thinker," Joanna said with a contagious smile. "I'm a creative problem solver." The heart of this nineteen year old is cut from a [...]
Good morning... As God continues our ongoing conversation about walking barefoot through deep grief, courageously facing painful challenges, and trusting that we were each made for more than breathing, I am drawn to a song by Ginny Owen. Regular readers of our everyday blog will remember that Ginny is a talented singer who mysteriously went blind at age [...]
Good morning... We were in a very remote section in the wilderness of Maine, no cell service, no WiFi for a whole week. When we returned again to access the power of the internet, God's gentle voice was amplified in the first email I received. Enjoy revisiting this quiet wisdom with me now. ****** DAILY MEDITATION | JULY [...]
Good morning... Sometimes a song sings just what we feel. I am hoping this music video adds another dimension to our ongoing discussion about the will of God. Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven (Matthew 6:9b-10, KJ21). ...Sue... [...]
Good morning... As you can imagine, after our past two posts which wrestle with "the will of God," I have received many heartfelt emails from fellow followers of Christ trying to explain the philosophy of life stabilizing us during tumultuous times, like an anchor steadies a ship. I will share a heavy handful of our treasured thoughts. "These [...]
Good morning... "Would you like me to seat you inside or out on the veranda?" asked the hostess. "I would love to sit on the veranda," my spirit leapt. As I enjoyed a quiet meal to myself, I thought about the word "veranda." By definition, it is a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed. Rarely stumbled [...]
