Good morning... Soon after my longtime friend cut our ties, my husband and I went to a wedding in Virginia. The morning after we arrived, I woke and went on a walk down an unfamiliar path. When the road forked, I noticed a less traveled path. Robert Frost's poem came to mind: "Two roads diverged in a wood, [...]
Good morning... I have heard from many of you who have suffered the loss of a lifelong friend due to differing beliefs, since mentioning my own unexpected loss in our recent post, Being Bulldozed. One of your responses touched me so deeply that I asked permission to share the story with our online community as God tenderizes our [...]
Good morning... It seems many of us can relate to the sensation of being bulldozed, as expressed in yesterday's blog post. The word was still on my fingertips when I ran into it in another form. "Standing here on an empty hilltop in New Hampshire, as a bulldozer slowly pushes the debris of a small red house into a [...]
Good morning... I woke with one word on my mind. Balm. I can't even remember the last time I used "balm" in a sentence. When have you thought "balm" recently? When a weird word wakes me, I love treasure-hunting for the gift God may want to give. Here is what I found. A balm is a soothing substance [...]
Good morning... Our Last Friday monthly spiritual direction group met for the first time yesterday. I had not invited a group of women to our home since COVID closed everything down in March. Meeting outside beneath our back porch, face to face felt so good. Face to face and soul to soul felt even better. Trusting the Lord to [...]
Good morning... From Canada she sent a nurturing nugget. I must say, "Personally I am wading through the uncomfortable waters of unfamiliarity." Seeing footage of people carrying long guns in the chaos of American streets. My heart slowly growing awareness of the unequal treatment of people of color and the ugly shades of ongoing injustice. Policemen, [...]
Good morning... As I pulled from our mailbox a white 3 x 5 envelop, I was excited to receive a handwritten note. She expressed gratitude for our God-ordained friendship. We are quietly walking together through the deep valley of her grief. On the top half of the card, she had cut out and glued on a touching Henri [...]
Good morning... Pictured above is a framed print I recently brought home from a fascinating yard sale. Somehow it feels like a self-portrait of me looking into the mirror of our multifaceted God, the living body of Christ. The thread running through the colorful minds of these partial people reminds me of the rich tapestry of healing love [...]
Good morning... On a walk and talk one morning this week, I listened to a friend express concern over these troubling times. Then I was surprised to hear myself say, "We just need to gaze at God. We can glance at the world's unrest, but we need to keep our gaze on God." Then, before noon, I talked [...]
Good morning... My heart was touched by the words of one faithful mom. Through glassy eyes of grief, Jacob Blake's mother, Julia, spoke words of healing. Healing for her only son who was left paralyzed after being shot several times in the back. Healing for the police officers involved and their hurting families. Healing for all citizens and [...]
