Let’s Walk Grief’s Path Together

Good morning... "Look at the little monument God inspired me to tuck amid the ferns you taught me to grow outside our wooden gate," I texted my friend who will lay to rest her forty-three year old son today. "This little resting angel is a symbol of him living on with God, just beyond the open window of [...]

By |2022-02-17T03:10:52-05:00February 17th, 2022|Grief, Spiritual Growth, Trust God|

Sign Up For Spring Classes 2022

Good morning... Anyone who knows me knows that I love hosting classes in our home, semester by semester. Part of the fun for me is being always on the lookout for the next read God will lead us to explore. Usually a hidden gem, I am drawn like a magnet to the book of God's own choosing. This [...]

By |2022-01-07T00:44:28-05:00January 7th, 2022|Community, God's Word, Spiritual Growth|

One Soft Green Heart

Good morning... Before we gathered to create one hundred Christmas gift bags for the police officers to deliver to the senior citizens in the Grove Park neighborhood of our city, LaTonya Gates, founder and director of PAWkids, said, "Sue, I would love for you to include Bible verses in every bag." So I was gifted with the joy [...]

By |2021-12-10T06:58:22-05:00December 11th, 2021|Community, God's Love, Spiritual Growth|

Adrift Feels Very Lonely

Good morning... Adrift. She shares her truth. In so many important ways, my soul friend feels adrift. She has moved away from what has long been her church home. She has lost trust in a minister with whom she shares a deep, rich history. She feels kicked out of her extended family, a pain intensifying as the holidays [...]

By |2021-11-17T08:52:50-05:00November 17th, 2021|Death And Resurrection, Spiritual Growth, Trust God|

Living The Dream

Good morning... I just woke from a short, silly dream. In my dream, I was driving a familiar road I travel most days. Slowly, meandering, half alert. Then a policeman pulled up behind me and pressed his siren twice, "beeeeep, beeeeep." I pulled over to the side of the road, interestingly at peace. Rolling down my window, I [...]

By |2021-11-03T10:52:40-04:00November 3rd, 2021|Everyday life, God's Timing, Spiritual Growth|

Unpacking My Bag

Good morning... I nestle into my quiet time spot, a mug of coffee beside me, to unpack my bag from last night's "Day of the Dead" party. Annually, a group of about twenty of us gather on November 1st at a mutual friend's home. In her living room we set up small altars with candles, photos, and symbols [...]

By |2021-11-02T07:33:11-04:00November 2nd, 2021|Everyday life, God's Plan, Spiritual Growth|

Our Jumbled Emotions

Good morning... "Good morning Sue," she wrote me from Florida after yesterday's post I Had No Friends. "Our lives share so many parallels. After a year of unexplained numbness and uncharacteristic listlessness, I reluctantly accepted an invitation to join a Bible study. I think back now and realize that was God taking me by the scruff out of [...]

By |2021-10-28T08:21:59-04:00October 28th, 2021|God's Word, Human Nature, Spiritual Growth|

Fearing Our Best Friend?

Good morning... Bonding with our therapeutic small group at PAWkids this week, we were asked to fill in a handful of blanks, completing a series of sentences. One man's answers to two self-reflective questions captured my attention. My best friend ___________________. He answered: "God." I am afraid of ____________________. He answered: "God." I can totally relate to this [...]

By |2021-10-22T03:35:57-04:00October 20th, 2021|Fear, God's Plan, Spiritual Growth|

Don’t Be In A Hurry

Good morning... Our soul stirs, soothes, speaks, as we walk quietly into the woods, sit patiently at the base of a tree, and fade into our surroundings like Parker Palmer recommends in A Hidden Wholeness. "You will likely be surprised at what your soul wants to say to God," concludes Ruth Haley Barton. As we unpack authentic intimacy [...]

By |2021-10-10T08:36:22-04:00October 10th, 2021|God's Plan, Silence And Solitude, Spiritual Growth|

Enjoy Our Livestream Retreat

Good morning... After our sacred celebration of Betty Skinner's life, I moved to a rustic rental with Kitty Crenshaw and Dr. Cathy Snapp, authors of The Hidden Life Awakened. Our goal was to map out the rhythm of our "Awake To Wholeness Women's Retreat" being hosted at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church on November 6th. Curled up beneath [...]

By |2021-10-04T09:37:41-04:00October 4th, 2021|Anxiety, Spiritual Growth, True Self|
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