Up From Our Roots

Good morning... As I was searching for a simple way to bring to life the first three chapters of Genesis, I ran into this really cool rendition of two artists' expression of Genesis 3. God also drew me to Luke 7:40-47 in the Message translation to balance our bad debt with God's abundant goodness. Up from our common [...]

By |2021-02-11T10:44:33-05:00February 11th, 2021|Abundance, God's Love, Imperfection|

I’m Afraid God

Good morning... "I'm afraid God," I reread my handwriting in yesterday's journal pages. "I finally deepen down to feel my fear. I am afraid of not listening well enough to be Your scribe for a class of seventy-plus women awaiting this week's study segments. I fear that, for sake of timeliness, maybe these words will become my concoction [...]

By |2021-02-11T10:43:28-05:00February 10th, 2021|Fear, God's Timing, Imperfection|

We Walk With Our Shadow

Good morning... We deepen down into the statement, "When we emerge from this global pandemic, we will be either a drunk, a hunk, a chunk or a monk!" Do we see the two-sided invitation of each temporary state? The drunk may be driven to surrender, craving an intimate connection to our Higher Power. The hunk may get caught [...]

By |2021-01-31T08:17:19-05:00January 31st, 2021|God's Love, Imperfection, Light In Darkness|

What Did I Forget?

Good morning... Each time I go on a trip, the question is not, "Will I forget to pack something?" The reliable question has become over the years, "What did I forget?" As I shared in our morning message from Sunday, I am spending the week working to finalize this semester's study with God, Waking Up Whole: Mind, Body, [...]

By |2021-01-12T07:44:08-05:00January 12th, 2021|Everyday life, Imperfection, Trust God|

Where Are You?

Good morning... As vulnerable babies, we are born in relationship, born into the experience of Genesis 2:25: In those days the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed (VOICE). Then our innate self centeredness elbows others out of the way. Our "Me. Mine. I." begin to run our show. We devour what is not [...]

By |2021-01-02T13:04:17-05:00January 2nd, 2021|Awareness, Imperfection, True Self|

Steve’s Birthday Surprise

Good morning... Fifty-eight years ago today, my husband Steve surprised his parents by arriving three weeks early. From the pulpit as a Presbyterian minister, his father was able to announce a double meaning at each Christmas Eve service, "Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given!" Fast forward to now. Do you remember that [...]

By |2021-01-25T06:15:33-05:00December 24th, 2020|Everyday life, Imperfection, Spiritual Growth|

Are You Tired Too?

Good morning... Over the phone, she describes in detail her favorite painting of the newborn Jesus with his mom and dad. She notices the image as her guide for this unusual Christmas. She begins, "It's a dingy stable room instead of a soft warm space. The setting reminds me of the small, one room apartments we would encounter [...]

By |2020-12-23T04:34:05-05:00December 23rd, 2020|Imperfection, Jesus Christ, Light In Darkness|

Craving Yes. Getting No.

Good morning... She said, "I'm relating more keenly to Mary and Joseph this COVID Christmas." She went on to explain her line of thinking. After a long, uncomfortable, cross country trek, jostling on a donkey nine months pregnant, Mary and Joseph finally arrived at the inn. Their stopping place. The end to their grueling journey. Relieved to have [...]

By |2020-12-16T08:10:30-05:00December 16th, 2020|Imperfection, Mystery, Trust God|

The Ugliest Necklace

Good morning... At Goodwill, pre-pandemic, I was drawn to the ugliest necklace I have ever seen. Gaudy and overcrowded. Heavy and weighed down. Haphazardly strung together and hanging on by a thread. As I picked up the necklace, examining the creation more closely, I admired the individual stones. Natural, God-made gems. Each gemstone was unique, size, shape, and [...]

By |2020-12-15T07:41:45-05:00December 15th, 2020|Everyday life, Imperfection, New From Old|

Broken And Bonded

Good morning... I found this unique cross at Goodwill years back. It hangs on our bedroom wall, reminding me that our broken pieces are mended mysteriously by the grace of God. I have pointy pieces, shattered shards, childhood chips. So does everyone I love and everyone I sometimes hate. The question for each of us becomes, "How might [...]

By |2020-11-28T04:38:29-05:00November 28th, 2020|God's Plan, Healing, Imperfection|
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