We Decide Who We Are

Good morning... On my own, I did not understand the material assigned for Sunday's discussion of Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankel. I needed our small group to help spark wise thoughts, make real connections, and weave random words into a warm cloak of wisdom. About ten or twelve of us talked through the chapter, finding our [...]

By |2025-03-19T01:07:44-04:00March 18th, 2025|Human Nature, Prayer, Tragedy, True Self, Trust God|

Lunch With Audrey

Good morning... Last week, it was delightful to share lunch with Audrey and our Fab Five friends. Having met at a Bible study in my living room many, many years ago, this group of amazing women has stayed in constant touch throughout Audrey's fourteen year journey with cancer, facing traditional treatments for neuroblastoma, repeated relapses, hospital stays in [...]

By |2025-03-12T04:09:56-04:00March 12th, 2025|Healing, Mystery, Prayer, Trust God|

Audrey’s Divine Healing

Good morning... We have been praying through the cancer journey of Audrey DeShetler for the past fourteen and a half years. Now, with her at nineteen years old, we have arrived at her father's powerful Facebook post from yesterday. ****** Back home / healing from above by Ben DeShetler So much has happened since I last posted and [...]

By |2025-02-21T02:52:46-05:00February 21st, 2025|Gratitude, Healing, Prayer, Trust God|

Update On Audrey

Good morning... It is rare for me to create a blog post on Sunday, normally my day of rest from writing. Yet the update I need to share with you today is both sacred and time sensitive. Urgent prayers are needed on behalf of Audrey DeShelter, our dear nineteen year old friend who has journeyed with cancer since [...]

By |2025-01-12T01:55:38-05:00January 12th, 2025|Community, Family and Friends, Prayer, Trust God|

Head Injury Victim

Good morning... I'm not very good at big parties, since small talk is not my forte. So when my old friend's annual Christmas cookie party rolls around, I walk in through the familiar back door with internal questions swirling. "Who will I talk with?" "Will I anxiety-eat too much?" "Might I just drink sparkling water?" Last night began [...]

By |2024-12-11T09:20:46-05:00December 11th, 2024|Healing, Prayer, Tragedy, Trust God|

Unclog Your Bathtub

Good morning... "Hi Sue," a longtime friend wrote to me this week. "Your blog about The Coffee Cup Analogy reminds me of something I heard on the radio years ago. The doctor (a psychologist, I believe) said your brain is like a bathtub, and genetics plays a role in the size of bathtub you have. When we encounter [...]

By |2024-10-11T03:46:45-04:00October 12th, 2024|Everyday life, Healing, Prayer, Trust God|

Hope For Elizabeth’s Family

Good morning... When Elizabeth and her husband Graham received her colon cancer diagnosis, prayer was their first response. With honesty and faith she blogged about her cancer journey, inviting us to join their family in fervent prayer. At age thirty-nine, Elizabeth went to heaven this summer, and our prayers continue to surround this special family. Offering an update, [...]

By |2024-09-14T01:04:58-04:00September 14th, 2024|Family and Friends, God's Love, Grief, Prayer|

Our First Response

Good morning... "Make prayer your first response instead of your last resort," a friend shared a quote she had read somewhere. There are so many different forms of prayer. Laying in bed and letting our worries fall into the hands of God. Prayers sent up like arrows to heaven. "LORD, help me." "Please guide me." "God, thank you [...]

By |2024-09-13T06:19:24-04:00September 13th, 2024|Anxiety, Everyday life, Letting Go, Prayer, Trust God|

9/11 – Our Crowded Hearts

Good morning... Last Wednesday, the sun rose on a new day in Winder, Georgia, a quaint, welcoming community less than an hour outside of Atlanta. Students, heading into a normal day at Apalachee High School, were suddenly terrorized by a 14-year-old shooter. Nine were injured. Four people died. Mason Schermerhorn (14). Christian Angulo (14). Richard Aspinwall (39). Christina [...]

By |2024-09-11T04:42:36-04:00September 11th, 2024|Everyday life, Family and Friends, Prayer, Tragedy|

Tears Run Down My Face

Good morning... She wrote me after yesterday's post, Abby's Anniversary. "Sue, I don’t personally know any of these people and I’m reading your message with tears running down my face. I can’t imagine facing what they face. Is there anything someone who doesn’t know them can do to support? Obviously I’ve been praying for all of them. But [...]

By |2024-08-23T08:45:53-04:00August 23rd, 2024|God's Love, Grief, Healing, Pain, Prayer|
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