Let’s Learn Together

Good morning... One thing I love most about being the Women's Ministry Director at Northside Church in Atlanta, Georgia is creatively learning about God with a variety of women. Semester-by-semester, collaborative learning feeds our souls and transforms us gradually into the likeness of the living Christ. Now is the time to sign up for our 2021 Winter/Spring classes. [...]

By |2021-01-07T10:41:08-05:00January 4th, 2021|Community, God's Word, Spiritual Growth|

Steve’s Birthday Surprise

Good morning... Fifty-eight years ago today, my husband Steve surprised his parents by arriving three weeks early. From the pulpit as a Presbyterian minister, his father was able to announce a double meaning at each Christmas Eve service, "Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given!" Fast forward to now. Do you remember that [...]

By |2021-01-25T06:15:33-05:00December 24th, 2020|Everyday life, Imperfection, Spiritual Growth|

Our Clouds Of Division

Good morning... According to dictionary.com, the verb "disperse" has three common meanings. 1. to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd. 2. to spread widely; disseminate: to disperse knowledge. 3. to dispel; cause to vanish: The wind dispersed the fog. I witnessed the dynamics [...]

By |2020-11-17T04:41:05-05:00November 14th, 2020|God's Love, Healing, Spiritual Growth|

This Is A God-Thing

Good morning... The sun rises on the first day of our interactive, online study of Anne Morrow Lindbergh's 1955 classic Gift from the Sea. This companion study includes book excerpts recorded from the beach, Scriptures, music videos, and questions to ponder. I just checked our class roster and sixty-three women have signed up to join us on this God-inspired [...]

By |2020-09-14T03:22:45-04:00September 14th, 2020|Authenticity, Community, Everyday life, God's Plan, Spiritual Growth|

What Is Church?

Good morning... Last week a church friend for over twenty-five years sent me the following article. At first reading, I loved it. Over time, I began to wrestled with it. Now I invite you into my soul-searching question, "What is church?" ****** Excerpt from When Church Is Not Bound by Four Walls posted on August 16th, 2020 If church [...]

By |2020-08-25T13:23:42-04:00August 23rd, 2020|Community, God's Love, Heaven On Earth, Spiritual Growth, Transformation|

Hand And Heart

Good morning... "Good morning, Sue," she emailed after yesterday's post Worry Less. Pray More. "I saw this yesterday and thought of it again reading your wise words this morning. XO." With our hand on our beating heart, where the Spirit of God is alive and well, we center ourselves on the only important thing: the peaceful [...]

Worry Less. Pray More.

Good morning... "I am appalled by your blog and photo," the woman commented after yesterday's post. "How can it be true that we all grow up into God over time? That thought is too inclusive." "Too inclusive." The phrase lingered as I woke from sleep. This was a quote not from a real woman, but from a critical [...]

By |2020-08-04T06:09:07-04:00August 4th, 2020|Anxiety, Everyday life, Spiritual Growth, Trust God|

We Grow Up

Good morning... Experiencing constant transformation, we are rooted where we are planted, we are undeniably interconnected, and we each grow up into God at our own rate over time. I love this photo which provides a visual expression of our individual lives extending up into the light of the Giver of life. At the time God made Earth [...]

By |2020-08-03T12:00:06-04:00August 3rd, 2020|Everyday life, Spiritual Growth, Tree, Trust God, Unity|

A One-Of-A-Kind Celebration

Good morning... Sitting with two of his three siblings, I witnessed our youngest son get his high school diploma. Hidden beneath my mask, can you envision my proud-momma smile? It was certainly a memorable, one-of-a-kind celebration. Outside in the football stadium. Social distanced, wearing masks. 80% chance of rain earlier in the week turned to delightfully cloudy with [...]

By |2020-07-31T09:48:03-04:00July 31st, 2020|Community, Everyday life, Spiritual Growth, Transformation, Trust God|

Our Three Enemies

Good morning... "Morning sweet friend," she texted me this week. "We are headed out the door to walk the dogs, and I'm going to put this little gift on your doorstep." Nearly four hours later she texted again, "Hey there...just checking to see if you found the gift I left on your porch." "Oh, I have been totally [...]

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