Relax

Good morning... "I saw your walking post," she texted yesterday, "and then I came across this book on my shelf." Walk in a Relaxed Manner: Life Lessons from the Camino by Joyce Rupp. "Oh wow!" I replied. "I love Joyce Rupp. Might I borrow your book?" "I've ordered you your very own...it seemed fitting," she kindly texted. "Should [...]

By |2024-08-16T05:14:05-04:00August 16th, 2024|Abundance, Awareness, Everyday life, Trust God|

Walking In The Open Air

Good morning... Breaking in new trail shoes for our upcoming group trips with Lovett Expeditions, Steve and I have been walking our dog Tate to and from the horse farm after dinner each night. Last night, I noticed the moon slowly inching her way toward full. Wispy clouds streaked the rich blue sky, and I marveled at God's [...]

By |2024-08-15T07:40:57-04:00August 15th, 2024|Everyday life, Gratitude, Nature, Trust God|

Steve Leaves The Classroom

Good morning... As The Lovett School students return to the classroom today, my husband is leaving the classroom after twenty-nine years as head chaplain. Steve is branching out into the world in a meaningful new way. "Having led group travel for the past 35 years, I’ve learned one important fact: 'Things happen on trips,'" Steve wrote yesterday in [...]

By |2024-08-14T08:30:51-04:00August 14th, 2024|Community, Spiritual Growth, Transformation, Trust God|

What I Learned Last Tuesday

Good morning... Last Tuesday was a doozy. Volunteering to help a friend who was moving, I offered to take her final leftover things to a Christian consignment store near us. Driving over, I thought to myself, "Might this be a side ministry God is directing me towards?" I can certainly pick up donated stuff from friends and transporting [...]

By |2024-08-14T08:51:47-04:00August 13th, 2024|Everyday life, Letting Go, Listen, Organic Growth, Trust God|

This New School Year

Good morning... As summer nears her end and this new school year begins, a friend read aloud a prayer. Once. Again. With silence surrounding. Might we do the same? Privately. Now. ****** Help me to journey beyond the familiar and into the unknown. Give me the faith to leave old ways and break fresh ground with you. Christ [...]

By |2024-08-12T05:58:09-04:00August 12th, 2024|Mystery, New From Old, Seasons, Trust God|

Are You Struggling Too?

Good morning... With the humid heat and our furry dog, I began a short walk to take care of her business. When I saw a gorgeous plume of colorful clouds blessing the morning sky, I turned around and went back to our home to get my phone. With leash in hand, I awkwardly took photos of the gentle [...]

By |2024-08-03T09:36:28-04:00August 3rd, 2024|Anxiety, Letting Go, New From Old, Trust God|

Walking Each Other Home

Good morning... On the same morning my 86 year old mom left the skilled nursing care center to return home to the villa with my dad in Ohio, a dear, dear friend settled her own aging mom into her new home, a memory care facility in Huntsville, Alabama. That same evening, another loyal friend rested beside her mom [...]

By |2024-08-02T08:54:27-04:00August 2nd, 2024|Aging, Death And Resurrection, Family and Friends, Trust God|

A Second Birth

Good morning... I received this fun photo from my sister yesterday. In March, she will celebrate the birth of her second grandchild. Soon after, I received another text. "We started hospice care on my mom today," wrote a friend who has been nurturing her mother in the ICU. "What might that look like?" I texted back. "We started [...]

By |2024-07-30T02:51:30-04:00July 30th, 2024|Death And Resurrection, Everyday life, God's Timing, Trust God|

Break Out Of Your Shell

Good morning... Might it be time to break out of your shell? We can learn important lessons from a baby chick. The protective shell, which has been strong enough to shield the creature from the outside world, eventually becomes permeable. As the maturing bird absorbs calcium from the egg, her bones grow stronger, stronger, stronger. Additional calcium is [...]

By |2024-07-30T03:10:19-04:00July 29th, 2024|God's Timing, Organic Growth, Transformation, Trust God|

Please Take Your Time

Good morning... After writing about our need to be kneaded by God, I am drawn back to an old favorite poem. The first line begins: "It takes time to bake a loaf of bread, to grind, to knead, to wait..." Please take your time, reading these sacred words as slowly as you can. ****** It Takes Time by [...]

By |2024-07-25T10:16:30-04:00July 26th, 2024|Everyday life, God's Timing, Organic Growth, Trust God|
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