Good morning... "Hi Sue," she wrote this week. "Wanted to let you know that your recent post and poem has helped a friend of mine in Jacksonville. He lost both his brother-in-law and nephew in two separate drug overdoses in a three week period. So much sadness — thanks for all you do for so many." She proceeded [...]
Good morning... At Tuesday's memorial service, two dearly loved daughters stepped up to the microphone. One recounted a string of incredible memories of a passionate dad who held nothing back, loving freely and fully, each day of his life. The other daughter read aloud the following poem, allowing us all to feel the power of deep love living [...]
Good morning... Yesterday's morning message, My Change Of Heart, set off the largest avalanche of responses from one blog post, ever. Too large of a pile to sift through in one follow-up, we will examine a single pebble from our pile today. "I trust you know what God is doing," one subscriber wrote and many of you echoed. [...]
Good morning... This Sabbath morning, rest at peace with our loving LORD. Like the invisible, unpredictable wind carrying us along, savor the embrace of this life-giving song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD_s4U5AAdw Let God whisper into your open, inner ear, "My grace is enough; it’s all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness. Once I heard that, I [...]
Good morning... Every year the month of May swirls out of our control, ripping up our school year routines, not yet sprouting the seeds of summer. Weddings. Graduations. Goodbyes and hellos. May holds crowded space for the death to what was, the "What next?" of right now, and the unpredictable nature of a brand new birth. Inviting a [...]
Good morning... Plan A seemed awesome. I was excited, grateful, anticipating wonderful. When Plan A gave way to Plan B, I was mildly disappointed but adapted pretty quickly. As Plan B crumbled into Plan C, the wind of joy left my sails, and I pep-talked myself into a new possibility. I lost it when Plan C unraveled into [...]
Good morning... We are broken. All of us. In one way or another. Jewish and Christian. Shooters and survivors. Homeless and mansion-dwellers. In the midst of this one-of-a-kind week, I forget how God led me to this poem written by Lauretta P. Burns in 1957. LET GO AND LET GOD! As children bring their broken toys with tears for us [...]
Good morning... "Sue, I just read both Monday and Tuesday's posts," she wrote yesterday. "Well as your 'crazy' moment was about turkey, my UGLY moment was about what our young adult kids chose to wear to church on Easter Sunday. I went off before we left the house and ended up being the naggy mom. So, instead of just [...]
Good morning... "I absolutely love the checkmark visual," one subscriber wrote after Saturday morning's post. "The word descent makes me think of falling completely in love and being totally dependent on God at happy times - my wedding and the birth of our children - in addition to the really difficult seasons." She's right. Painful life seasons (the [...]
Good morning... Important emails are piling up. I don't have time to respond to all. I feel overwhelmed. In my mind, heart, and gut are gnarly knots. I don't have time to untangle all. I feel overwhelmed. Time evaporates with so much left to do. I don't have time to accomplish all. I feel overwhelmed. Unaware of my chaotic quandary, [...]
