He Closed His Eyes

Good morning... Last week in our post The Setting Of A Life, I wrote about being with my friend, Martha, as her husband was in the process of dying. That visit to his memory care unit happened on a Monday afternoon. A week later, this past Monday, two of us close friends shared dinner with Martha and thoroughly [...]

By |2025-02-05T02:09:05-05:00February 5th, 2025|Death And Resurrection, Family and Friends, Letting Go, Peace, Trust God|

Peace In Everyday Places

Good morning... After writing yesterday's post about 2025 trips being led my husband, Steve, I received the perfect follow up. "I will always treasure the memory of my trip to Israel with Steve the year after my Mother went to heaven," she wrote. "It was not only a learning experience but a healing one that God provided." "Now [...]

By |2025-02-04T08:41:09-05:00February 4th, 2025|Everyday life, Gratitude, Peace, Trust God|

The Spirit Exploded

Good morning... Last Saturday night, the Spirit exploded. To cap off our day of learning at the Stir Up the Gift of God in You retreat, I led a Soul Collage session with about fifty women in St. Simons, Georgia. Trained as a Soul Collage facilitator a few years back, it was really fun to share this creative [...]

By |2025-02-01T10:26:11-05:00February 1st, 2025|Depression, Healing, Holy Spirit, True Self, Trust God|

The Setting Of A Life

Good morning... Yesterday's rain provided the perfect backdrop. Drizzly. Dreary. Grey. With gratitude for the weepy sky, I drove to be with my friend and her actively dying husband. We enjoyed a sacred visit. Our eyes bonded briefly, he and me, and loving energy was exchanged. Then his eyelids softly closed, as he drifted back to sleep. One [...]

By |2025-01-28T02:42:12-05:00January 28th, 2025|Abundance, Death And Resurrection, Family and Friends, Gratitude, Trust God|

Audrey And Kate Bowler

Good morning... I copied the wisdom of Kate Bowler into my current journal. "Blessed are we, the ones whose emotions show up like uninvited houseguests and refuse to leave," says Kate. "May we learn to offer them a cup of tea, sit with them awkwardly, and realize they're not as scary as we thought. Most of the time. [...]

By |2025-01-25T04:43:47-05:00January 25th, 2025|Community, Friendship, Healing, Trust God|

Learn From The Sun

Good morning... Doodling artist Grant Snider, creator of Incidental Comics and picture books, describes himself as a "keeper of sketchbooks, loser of pens." I absolutely love his uniquely creative work. For me, this series of comic book images entitled "Morning Light," these images beg an essential question. "The morning sun doesn't care what is warmed by her radiant [...]

By |2025-01-24T04:47:13-05:00January 24th, 2025|Everyday life, God's Love, Light In Darkness, Trust God|

Audrey’s Life In Film

Good morning... We all love Northside Church member and Notre Dame freshman Audrey DeShetler. Praying diligently beside her, as she courageously journeys with cancer, we are blessed with a front row seat. I discovered a short film this week, and the single piece of paper descending from above reminds me of the vibrant life of our dear friend [...]

By |2025-01-24T05:32:34-05:00January 23rd, 2025|Authenticity, Everyday life, Holy Spirit, Light In Darkness, Trust God|

Don’t You Get Drained?

Good morning... "Mom, don't you get drained with so many hurting people depending on you?" asked our daughter Tessa, as she saw me texting and talking with a handful of people going through some really hard things. "No, actually, it is a great privilege to walk closely with people through the challenges of life," I heard myself say. [...]

By |2025-01-22T11:29:06-05:00January 22nd, 2025|Everyday life, Listen, Organic Growth, Pain, Trust God|

The Secret Of Hope

Good morning... As we hosted a prayer vigil for Audrey DeShelter on Sunday and we gathered to celebrate the unique life of Mary Lynne Hamilton on Monday, one thing that repeated itself again and again was the word hope. Between the two powerful experiences of Christian community, a friend tucked into my day a little poem. [...]

By |2025-01-14T02:01:38-05:00January 14th, 2025|Anxiety, Everyday life, God's Love, 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|
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