Speaking In Flowers

Good morning... "I loved this and thought you would too!" a friend texted me this image at 7:36 am. "God spoke in flowers today, and I, who was looking for words, almost missed the conversation," said the quote from Ingrid Goff-Maidoff. My friend is right, I loved it, a wise way to begin a new day. Then at [...]

My Parents Are Oak Trees

Good morning... Enjoying a short visit with my parents in Ohio, I ran across a half page paper on a table in their villa. Reading the words out loud to myself, I thought, "An oak tree. What a wonderful symbol of my parents as people." At ages 88 and almost 87, [...]

By |2025-05-05T03:58:31-04:00May 5th, 2025|Aging, Family and Friends, Organic Growth, Tree, Trust God|

Betrayal Is A Blessing

Good morning... Okay, so Jesus and I are not the only ones who have experienced the cosmic sting of betrayal. I wrote the final line of yesterday's post, She Doesn't Like You, Sue. Then I climbed back into bed for my second sleep. By the time I woke again, my electronics were filled with stories shared from others [...]

By |2025-04-19T03:51:44-04:00April 19th, 2025|Organic Growth, Pain, Transformation, Trust God|

Gulp Down The Beauty

Good morning... "Our hands imbibe like roots," says St. Francis of Assisi, "so I place them on what is beautiful in this world. And I fold them in prayer, and they draw from the heaven's light." Imbibe. I love this wildly thirsty word. 1. To drink; gulp down. 2. To absorb; soak up. 3. To receive into the [...]

This 24 Hour Circle

Good morning... I began my 62nd birthday week writing a blog post entitled The Art of Aging. Now, look what I just found tucked on our bookshelf - a book entitled The Art of Aging by Sherwin B. Nuland. I vaguely remember a generous friend giving me this gift a while back, and I had yet to open [...]

By |2025-03-28T05:32:43-04:00March 28th, 2025|Aging, Everyday life, God's Timing, Organic Growth, Trust God|

Feel Joy Expand

Good morning... The cards I chose in our art activity this week highlighted the wisdom of Victor Frankel, laid out in Man's Search for Meaning. "Will I choose to behave like a swine (greedy, selfish, overindulgent) or will I choose to behave like a saint (peaceful, prayerful, at home in God's light)?" Through his experience in the concentration [...]

By |2025-03-21T03:02:27-04:00March 21st, 2025|God's Love, Human Nature, Joy, Organic Growth|

Don’t You Get Drained?

Good morning... "Mom, don't you get drained with so many hurting people depending on you?" asked our daughter Tessa, as she saw me texting and talking with a handful of people going through some really hard things. "No, actually, it is a great privilege to walk closely with people through the challenges of life," I heard myself say. [...]

By |2025-01-22T11:29:06-05:00January 22nd, 2025|Everyday life, Listen, Organic Growth, Pain, Trust God|

Peace Is A Patchwork

Good morning... Peace is a patchwork. Each and every day, we are designed to creatively fill in our part. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jesus both agree. "I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never [...]

By |2025-01-20T05:41:14-05:00January 20th, 2025|Community, God's Plan, Organic Growth, Peace|

From All That Is Broken

Good morning... I was thinking about all of those who have lost loved ones this holiday season. Husbands. Wives. Sons. Daughters. Siblings. Parents. Friends. One person told me, "It feels like whiplash. I was expecting a joyful Christmas, and we had a funeral instead." Then I opened an email that supported my prayerful pondering. "I came across this [...]

By |2025-01-11T10:16:49-05:00January 11th, 2025|Imperfection, Loss, New From Old, Organic Growth, Trust God|

His Living Legacy

Good morning... "Indeed a humble man," filled the subject line of her email yesterday. "Good morning, Sue," she wrote. "I searched for this picture and 🙏 found it. My mom, daughter and I were heading home from New York City, and we were all held up boarding the plane. We could not figure out why and then we [...]

By |2024-12-31T02:20:31-05:00December 31st, 2024|Everyday life, Faith, Organic Growth, Spiritual Gifts, Trust God|
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