Saturday’s Song

Good morning... As we talked about the Holy Spirit actively guiding our daily lives, she said, "I only want to do what God wants me to do. Everything else fades away. It reminds me of the song I love most right now." Then together we enjoyed her current favorite song. I hope you will too. All athletes are [...]

By |2019-08-03T17:16:12-04:00August 3rd, 2019|Awareness, Everyday life, God's Plan, God's Timing, Letting Go|

Simplify, Sue

Happy 4th of July... At 5:30 am, I began diligently trying to discern God's morning message. At 8:00 am today, hard-found words zapped away. Frustrated. Exhausted. Angry at this unexplainable error. I took a deep breath. I closed my computer. I walked away, went on with my day. After waiting awhile, I went back to rewrite. Languish. Listen. [...]

By |2019-07-06T08:32:56-04:00July 4th, 2019|Everyday life, God's Timing, Trust God|

Rest By The Ocean

Good morning... “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion?" asks Jesus in Matthew 11:28-30, in the Message translation. "Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I [...]

By |2019-07-02T03:00:09-04:00July 2nd, 2019|Abundance, Everyday life, God's Love, God's Timing, Transformation|

A Special Kind Of Grief

Good morning... God's timing astounds me. On June 17th at 2:09 pm, I received the email initiating yesterday's post, a post about a man in Jacksonville who was touched by our past post, as he grieved the loss of his nephew to a drug overdose. I am not kidding you. Less than two hours later, at 3:49 pm [...]

By |2019-06-21T07:27:26-04:00June 21st, 2019|Community, God's Love, God's Timing, Grief|

My Change Of Heart

Good morning... At our Writers' Group gathering this week, we enjoyed a delightful dinner together under outdoor ceiling fans. When it was my time to share, I heard myself say, "Well, the big thing for me is that God has changed my heart as a writer." Meeting one year ago in the final week of May, everyone in the [...]

By |2019-05-31T03:53:11-04:00May 31st, 2019|Abundance, Discernment, God's Timing, Organic Growth|

One California Cat

Good morning... One late afternoon several years ago, as I finished hosting class in our living room, my mind wandered weirdly to a friend in California. My close high school friend had moved from our suburb of Cleveland, Ohio to a suburb of Los Angeles to pursue his acting passion, he had not married or had kids, and [...]

By |2019-05-11T04:52:20-04:00May 11th, 2019|Awareness, Everyday life, God's Love, God's Timing, Holy Spirit|

My Divine Mistake

Good morning... In the cozy gray comfort of everyday life, I love the way God's light shines on our bathtub around 5:00 pm, evening after evening. Earlier in the week, I snapped this photo before heading to a friend's home to be with the grieving husband of a girlfriend who had died of cancer last month. To remind a [...]

By |2019-04-24T05:16:43-04:00April 24th, 2019|Discernment, God's Plan, God's Timing, Imperfection|

Up From The Ashes Of Notre Dame

Good morning... "Hey Sue," she emailed at 8:23 pm last night. "I am being so blessed by reading your blogs. My daughter and I were talking this afternoon about the devastating destruction of Notre Dame. She asked me is this another sign of the 'end of times' read about in revelation? I would love to hear what you [...]

God Is Slow

Good morning... Yesterday's post took hours to develop. It took a long time before wise words from God trickled through one of you and into my inbox, wise words which then graced our morning message. Interestingly, God's teaching on time continued as I went to my first meeting of the day. There I was confronted by the quiet [...]

By |2019-04-09T04:50:53-04:00April 9th, 2019|Everyday life, God's Timing, Human Nature, Listen, Trust God|

One Photo…One Cartoon

Good morning... Her text was short. "Needed a sign today." Then she shared one photo...one cartoon. I texted back. "Both of these are so so perfect. Your before and after is stunning, a work of art created and recreated by the God of the universe." Jesus said, “You’re not listening. Let me say it again. Unless a person [...]

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