Good morning... Because of COVID restrictions, co-author Kitty Crenshaw and I could not hug ninety-five year old Betty Skinner, which was absolutely the hardest thing about our face to face visit. Betty's lucky caregiver Lillian was able to give her our huge hug from afar, and Kitty and I will just need to wait until next time to [...]
Good morning... "I think of you at sunrise," she said on yesterday's walk and talk. "Did you see the sky this morning?" Actually, I had not. I had written our blog post from 3:30 to 6:40 am, so by then I was one tired Tigger. I peeked at the pre-dawn sky, sensing it would be a good one, [...]
Good morning... I have spent the week selecting forty readings from one of my favorite books, The Hidden Life Awakened by Kitty Crenshaw and Dr. Cathy Snapp. Recording my voice reading aloud these soulful quotes will make up the backbone of our Waking Up Whole: Mind, Body, and Soul study. Forty readings. God and I prayerfully, diligently, whittled [...]
Good morning... Hemmed in and held close by the God who adores us, may we grow grateful for each tiny, trusted blessing snuggling into us today. As this music video below begins, think with me, "If I pulled up a chair and sat down beside this small, seasoned woman, what words might I write down as I celebrate [...]
Good morning... It seems many in our online community enjoy the simple and uplifting chapel messages my husband Steve shares, virtually due to COVID, with his community of upper school students, faculty, and administrators. Steve's weekly chapel talks are a lot like the children's messages I experienced in our Lutheran Church growing up in Berea, Ohio. We kids [...]
Good morning... It seems many in our online community enjoy the simple and uplifting chapel messages my husband Steve shares, virtually due to COVID, with his community of upper school students, faculty, and administrators. Steve's talks are a lot like the weekly children's messages we used to experienced in our Lutheran Church growing up in Berea, Ohio. We [...]
Good morning... Led by the Spirit, an altar is being created in our foyer with all of the tiny treasures I find on my walks. Things fall off. It's nature's way. Things fall off. Colorful feathers, black acorns, buckeye nuts, chipped off hearts made of bark or stone. When I walked and talked with a friend recently, we [...]
Good morning... On Veteran's Day each year, I enjoy browsing through videos created to honor the men and women who have served in our United States Armed Forces. Now I share with you my favorite tribute of this year, a piercing rendition of "Taps." "Taps" is a bugle call played at 2100 hours, during flag ceremonies, and at [...]
Good morning... In her text yesterday she made reference to her all time favorite blog post. I dug around and found it. I first shared this message with our online community on my birthday, March 23rd, in 2015. ****** Welcome Aboard the Train of Life by Sue Allen When we are born, our Creator pushes us from the [...]
Good morning... I was prayerfully hemming and hawing about a fairly insignificant decision. Though it was a small potato in the grand stew of life, still I wanted to choose wisely. I waited and waited until the surge of God's Spirit rose up to lead me to a pretty clear "Yes". It was a clear enough "Yes" for [...]
