Good morning... "I'm going to Ukraine on the 29th," said LaTonya Gates, founder and director of PAWkids, as we sat together yesterday. "I'm excited about serving outside of our community. This 'Crates for Ukraine' project reaches so far outside of Grove Park to help people in great need." "What can we do to best support you?" I asked. [...]
Good morning... "Loved your reflection, Sue," after yesterday's post, The Perfect Getaway. "The amazing power (His not ours) of being still and truly listening! And now God speaks in stereo as I screen shot the verse I happened upon late last night." "The LORD will fight for you; you need only be still," says Exodus 14:14. In stillness, [...]
Good morning... "Wow!" read her email heading after yesterday's post, Facing Life's Uncertainty. "God knew that I needed your words today. I am paralyzed by uncertainty right now and didn’t even realize it. I’m stuck in the mud of self-pity instead of planting whatever seeds will allow me to find God’s future choices for me. Thank you for [...]
Good morning... "You should write a blog post entitled Cloudy With A Chance Of Sunset," our twenty-one year old son said on the top of the mountain in Steamboat Spring, Colorado. He had worked out west all summer with five friends from The University of Georgia. My husband and I visited, seeing his place of employment, enjoying with [...]
Good morning... "Please don't miss 'I Believe' by Mark Miller on YouTube," she wrote after yesterday's post, When God Seems Silent. "So thankful for your commitment to sharing your love of scripture." I enjoyed the adventure of researching various versions of this powerful song. The following rendition by Schola Diffusa (Latin for "dispersed choir") was performed from the [...]
Good morning... "Love that reading and your message," a friend wrote after yesterday's post, A Weekend Of Waiting. "Reminds me of the Sue Monk Kidd’s book, When the Heart Waits. Peace be with you." "Good morning, Sue," wrote another loyal reader. "I love the beautiful quote you shared: 'Strive to be one of the few who walk this [...]
Good morning... This was a weekend of waiting. Waiting for a teenager's scan results. Waiting for a baby's birth. Waiting for my mom's broken leg to heal. Waiting for a loved one's transition to heaven. Waiting for deadly flood waters to recede. Waiting for raging fires to cease. Waiting for this ugly war to end. Waiting for the [...]
Good morning... I shared with her my retreat insight. I am carved out to carry the light of Christ. Nutshell by nutshell. Day after day. She asked, "Have you ever read the poem entitled Mother Wisdom Speaks?" Since I had not, she emailed it to me later. I savor it now for a second time with you. ****** [...]
Good morning... Slowly walking through the woods, I noticed a nutshell. Small. Sliced open. Simply symmetrical. Secreted in our depths is the dawning awareness: The shape of Christ is the design of me. When life slices us open and our "Big I" begins to die, our true self begins to come to life: I am made to mirror [...]
Good morning... I marvel at the fact that, for the calendar we keep, today is the dark day God flips our page. The B.C. measurement of time stands for "Before Christ" and our A.D. measurement of time begins "After Death." On this dark day we remember Jesus' broken body lying lifeless in the cold tomb ... then ... [...]
