The Injustice Of Old Age

Good morning... As I came upon this grasshopper, motionless on the rocky road, I thought of one of the most sobering segments in Scripture. Powerful and poetic, Ecclesiastes 12:1-7 describes in great detail our natural aging process. Here we visit the verses in the VOICE translation. And so we come to the end of this musing over life. [...]

By |2024-07-09T02:22:16-04:00July 9th, 2024|Aging, God's Plan, Letting Go, Trust God|

Imagine Something Better

Good morning... As we enjoyed a candid discussion on the porch, my husband Steve read aloud yesterday's meditation from Richard Rohr. By request, he forwarded it to me. Now I share the wisdom with you. ****** Imagine Something Better - Author Sarah Bessey names the need to be “for” something good, not merely “against” what is wrong: Imagining [...]

By |2024-07-07T03:33:50-04:00July 7th, 2024|Everyday life, God's Plan, Letting Go, Organic Growth|

After Weeks Of Sun

Good morning... A dear friend watched our dogs while we were vacationing as a family near Banff, Canada. Sharing photos, she texted, "Hanging on the porch this morning! Please soak in every last drop of that cool weather while you can. Summer has definitely arrived here in ATL! We miss you." [...]

By |2024-06-17T07:38:35-04:00June 17th, 2024|Everyday life, God's Timing, Letting Go, Organic Growth|

Steve’s Final Chapel

Good morning... Today is a day to celebrate the bittersweetness of life. In the morning, I will experience with entire The Lovett School community the final chapel led by my husband, Steve. After 29 years as chaplain, Steve will deliver his final sermon to the kids (kindergarten through 12th grade), the faculty, and the parents in attendance. He [...]

By |2024-05-10T04:02:04-04:00May 10th, 2024|Everyday life, Letting Go, Trust God|

I Miss Ordinary Days

Good morning... Recently I snapped the photo above outside the home of a woman in our young mom's class from church. I love the colorful toys and chairs in the yard, the tiny basketball hoop in the driveway, and carseats leaning up against the garage. "Your yard and home are just so happy!" I texted her in the [...]

By |2024-05-09T09:07:15-04:00May 9th, 2024|Aging, Everyday life, Joy, Letting Go, Sadness|

May Speeds Too Fast

Good morning... May speeds way too fast. Extra commitments. Final gatherings. Parties, performances, end-of-school-year stuff. As we slowed down to sit on her screened-in back porch, we unpacked a quote from Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. "To say how little, not how much, can I get [...]

By |2024-05-05T02:51:41-04:00May 4th, 2024|Anxiety, Everyday life, Letting Go, Peace|

Unclench My Fists

Good morning... She emailed me after yesterday's post, It's Okay Not To Be Okay. "Upon waking today, holding tight on the 3rd anniversary of my husband’s death," she wrote, "I read your message with the open hands. Then, lo and behold, Henri Nouwen is telling me to unclench my fists and let love enter. I pray with open [...]

By |2024-05-01T01:19:02-04:00May 1st, 2024|Everyday life, Letting Go, Prayer, Trust God|

Make One Subtle Shift

Good morning... After melting down, overwhelmed and discouraged, my friend received this encouragement. "In this life, we are all just walking up the mountain and we can sing as we climb or we can complain about our sore feet, whichever we choose we still gotta do the hike," says the instagram post. "I decided a long time ago, [...]

By |2024-04-18T08:17:18-04:00April 18th, 2024|Everyday life, Letting Go, Trust God, Unity|

Surrender Everything Now

Good morning... This meaningful hand-hewn birthday gift became the central figure in our Friday class yesterday. With all of us wired very differently to thrive in this world, but the one thing we all have in common is our deep need to surrender everything to God, if we are to grow up into our God-gifted true self. We [...]

By |2024-04-05T13:42:39-04:00April 6th, 2024|Everyday life, God's Plan, God's Timing, Letting Go|

Read Slow And Breathe

Good morning... Spending quality time with a friend who is seventy-eight years old, I read aloud to her this poem written by Becky Hemsley. "I have spent my whole life trying to please people," she responded. "It's exhausting and impossible. This poem gives me permission to just breathe and be me." Now as you read aloud this life-giving [...]

By |2024-04-05T02:28:27-04:00April 5th, 2024|Everyday life, Letting Go, Peace, Tree|
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