Grief Strips Us Naked

Good morning... On Friday night I enjoyed quality time with a friend whose husband died eight weeks ago, then on Saturday morning I walked and talked with a friend whose husband died about eight years ago. Between these two soul-filling conversations, I crafted our early morning message When Our Nest Feels Empty. Our message concluded, "As we tenderly [...]

By |2022-11-07T01:39:27-05:00November 7th, 2022|Grief, Mystery, Trust God|

When Our Nest Feels Empty

Good morning... On this All Saints' Day weekend, when we honor the lives of those who have left earth for heaven, I sat on the back porch of a friend whose husband passed away eight weeks ago. We marveled at how quickly time has passed and how slowly, surely God's peaceful strength has built a home within her. [...]

By |2022-11-07T00:30:56-05:00November 5th, 2022|Death And Resurrection, Letting Go, Trust God|

We Wake In A Dark World

Good morning... "Loving your offerings!" wrote an old friend after yesterday's post Our Little Oil Lamp. "We are in Jerusalem and heading to the Old Jerusalem shortly. I have seen replicas of these little oil lamps and it makes me smile to read your morning sharing!" Soon after came the voice of another friend over the phone. "The [...]

By |2022-11-03T04:42:11-04:00November 3rd, 2022|Everyday life, Light In Darkness, Trust God|

Amid These Trying Times

Good morning... "The universe is wider than our view of it," reminds Henry David Thoreau. As my friend struggles to come to terms with a difficult diagnosis, she regularly takes time away to release her fear, her worry, her "What if?" Creating quiet spaces of waiting, wishing, wondering, my friend rests in widening pockets of God's enduring joy. [...]

By |2022-11-01T09:18:30-04:00November 1st, 2022|Everyday life, Joy, Trust God|

A Deadly House Fire

Good morning... After our therapeutic community group yesterday, I spent quality time with Larenzia Lawrence, the daughter of LaTonya Gates, who is the founder and director of PAWkids, a non-profit supporting the neediest families in downtown Atlanta. Larenzia and I are pictured above. Last Wednesday tragedy struck the family of Larenzia's childhood best friend as a fire ripped [...]

By |2022-10-26T09:59:52-04:00October 26th, 2022|Prayer, Tragedy, Trust God|

Cancer Is Life-Consuming

Good morning... I hold my heart wide open in prayer as I ponder with God the needs of many. I am held together through veins of prayer with loved ones throughout the world, a limitless gift with eternal benefits. "Sue, your prayers are invaluable to me," texted my friend's mom who is turning 90 this week. "I am [...]

By |2022-10-19T02:08:23-04:00October 19th, 2022|Gratitude, Prayer, Trust God|

I Wanted To Live To Be 101

Good morning... I got news this weekend of a cancer diagnosis in the families of two friends - one, a brave 36 year old daughter, and the other, a nearly 90 year old mother who is so dearly loved. Pondering the precarious balance between life and death, I am drawn to a poem I met a while back. [...]

By |2022-10-17T07:36:59-04:00October 16th, 2022|Death And Resurrection, Everyday life, Trust God|

Courage Is Rekindled

Good morning... I revisited. I reworked. I reimagined yesterday's blog post. I revisited, reworked, reimagined with God for a very long time. (If you feel drawn, please check out the new version of The Fence Around My Heart). Then I opened up the Wednesday blessing from author Kate Bowler, a prayerful email waiting for my time and attention. [...]

By |2022-10-06T08:19:15-04:00October 6th, 2022|Everyday life, Trust God, Unity|
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