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 [...]
Good morning... 2020 has been a doozie all over the world. Globally much has captured our collective concern, but today, September 21st, marks the annual holiday designed to spark our collective gratitude: World Gratitude Day. Why do we need a World Gratitude Day? Isn’t our collective gratitude expressed on Thanksgiving Day? Yes, but traditionally not all countries celebrate [...]
Good morning... As our website crashed this week, I anxiously worried, "That's bad!" Then, just like in one of our kids' favorite books, my initial "That's bad!" surprisingly morphed into "That's good!" Let me tell you the story. In this delightful yellow book, a little boy has a comical series of mishaps as his visit to [...]
Good morning... Now is about the time many of us head into a slump. This Coronavirus is a marathon, not a sprint, with no end in sight. Our loss of control, routine, and stability is taking an exhausting toll. Add to it the uncertainty of new normal life transitions. Births and deaths. Weddings, divorces, and funerals. Difficult diagnoses [...]
