Good morning... "Gift from the Sea is a book by Anne Morrow Lindbergh first published in 1955," explains Wikipedia. "While on vacation on Florida's Captiva Island in the early 1950s, Lindbergh wrote the essay-style work by taking shells on the beach for inspiration and reflecting on the lives of Americans, particularly American women, in the mid-20th century. She [...]
Good morning... Almost flippantly, she said something really profound. I captured the Holy Spirit wisdom in my blank journal. "We try to add and add and add," she commented, "but God multiplies magically." Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot [...]
Good morning... "When you say, 'I believe in God,' what do you mean?" asked the final page of our assigned reading. I sketched my answer, this boat riding stick figure. The God I trust has three parts. God the Creator is like the ocean, endless water buoying me. God the living Christ surrounds me tangibly like a sturdy, [...]
Good morning... As the sun set on Sunday, September 11th, 2022, one loyal subscriber sent a picture of God's presence off the coast of Oregon. On the very same night, God's living presence was captured in a different time zone by another reader. "My Sunday sunset view on a flight home to Florida," she shared this stunning photo. [...]
Good morning... My husband Steve has been a chaplain, teacher, and wrestling coach at The Lovett School since 1996 (minus his two year stint as a college chaplain in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania). Steve works primarily with the upper school students, and he enjoys a great bond with the middle and lower school chaplains. Together their team of three [...]
Good morning... Before we say, "Come, Holy Spirit, come. Set this autumn season ablaze," we prepare our calendar like we build a campfire. Exploring the forest floor, we calmly collect firewood, piece by piece. Just enough for us to carry with our own bare hands, we gather armloads of possibility, trip by trip. Resting beside the fire circle, [...]
Good morning... "What is Labor Day?" my husband asked some of his high school students last week. "A day off to honor the military," one girl replied. "No," said another, "I think it's about mothers who have given birth naturally." Still another said, "I think it has something to do with unions." My personal answer is even weirder [...]
Good morning... The gift of my flat tire extended into the following day. With my car at the tire store, I climbed into the driver's seat of my husband's wheels. Beside me, I noticed a printed page resting on the passenger's seat. I picked up the piece of paper and felt drawn to read the following article from [...]
Good morning... I rushed into a busy morning before God seemed to say, "Cut free." Cut free from non-essentials. Cut free from way too much. Cut free with clear permission. Just sit. Just rest. Just be. God's wispy whisper felt like a drop of water sinking into my thirsty sponge. This actually happened yesterday. "Cut free," surprised me, quiet [...]
Good morning... As the song from yesterday's blog post ended, I was mysteriously led into a music video entitled "The Story Behind - The Anchor Holds written and performed by Lawrence Chewning." "We had one of those years," Lawrence admits. "It was 1992. My wife and I call it 'our year of sorrows.'" Pain piled up. The death [...]
