Good morning... I met a poem this weekend that whispered to me about the consistency of life, year by year by year. Our high hopes are laid to rest in the soil of our common ground, and the low lows are lifted up as fodder for our creative connection. ****** "This was the year that was not the [...]
Good morning... Last night was the final New Moon of the year. Dark. Dark. Dark. For three straight nights we experience great darkness. Tomorrow night is the winter solstice, marking the exact moment when half of Earth is tilted the farthest away from the sun. This God-ordered, natural phenomenon creates the shortest day, the day with the least [...]
Good morning... When our Thursday morning class met for our final celebration of the fall, one of the women read aloud to us a poem, a poem inspired to prepare our hearts for the transformational power of this Advent season. Now, this morning, as I prepare our home to host the final spiritual growth group of the semester, [...]
Good morning... As I nested in the rainy darkness following the Cold Moon's first waning moments, I received the surprise of four photos within a few early hours. First came a photo from Norway. "The full moon over our house this morning, 8AM," wrote my lifelong friend. Wow. Oh wow. Then [...]
Good morning... A dear friend regularly reminds me when the full moon is about to burst on our scene. I got this month's text about the December 4th moon when I was up in the middle of last night, writing our blog about resting while God works. "Thanks for the full moon update," I replied. "God is already [...]
Good morning... As our daughter was in Louisiana with friends Grieving A Suicide, the Henri Nouwen meditation for yesterday brought to life the gift she was experiencing. Our ability to suffer in solidarity, with God and with each other, creates beautiful moments amid life's brokenness. "God loves us so much that he does not simply take our suffering [...]
Good morning... As we met for our final Wednesday afternoon class of the fall semester, we discussed a freeing way to pray. ****** Excerpt from page 241 of God's Joyful Surprise by Sue Monk Kidd It is like having a room in the very core of your heart where all of the people you pray for gather with [...]
Good morning... In yesterday's post, I had shared with you Sue Monk Kidd's words, "Each moment of our day holds the possibility of encountering God's love. I have tried to think of these moments as pearls strung on one holy string of God's presence." All morning long, my mind continued her thinking about stringing daily pearls of God's [...]
Good morning... I have been looking forward to this full moon for a while now. With God, it has been in the planning stages since the beginning of time. While talking with my parents in Ohio yesterday, together we sang over the phone the familiar lullaby. I see the moon the moon sees me, the moon sees somebody [...]
Good morning... My parents wake in Ohio awaiting Thursday's doctor visit, hoping for positive scan results and a clear treatment plan for my dad's prostate cancer. The DeShetler family and college friends wake at Notre Dame following last night's moving mass which honored the eternal life of Audrey. This morning, fifteen women recovering from homelessness and addiction wake [...]
