Good morning... Each new year, I sit still and ask, "God, what word might guide my living this year?" As I sat and I wondered, an answer dawned. I was surprised by the word less. Less worry. Less hurry. Less striving. Less criticism. "Huh," I thought. "Sometimes less is truly more." [...]
Good morning... Yesterday upon waking, I stepped out of our bedroom door to find God's creative light decorating our wall. To a few who are processing loss, I sent this photo with a text: "I wake this morning with God's light on our wall. Thinking of each of you and your family on this first anniversary of Scott's [...]
Good morning... After Saturday's post, One Dynamic Daughter, any of you asked the same question, "How do we order these adorable "Audrey's Angels"? I reached out to my friend Jennifer, Audrey's mom, and here is her reply. "This is so exciting!" Jennifer quickly responded. "Thank you so much for writing this blog about 'Audrey's Angels." I was at the Preschool [...]
Good morning... I voted yesterday in the Georgia primary election, a voting endeavor which had a pre-determined outcome before I walked through the little church doors. Neither of the two front running presidential candidates needed my single vote, so why did I take time out of my full Tuesday to cast a ballot? I am committed to living [...]
Good morning... As I washed my face, finally home after speaking at last night's Holiday Gathering, I looked at my hand and saw my talk in a nutshell. "Shoulds. Read story. 2 shells. Another story. Picture - perfect looking, broken. Dark night. 3 things. Journaling. Northside groups. PAWkids." Then on the tips of my fingers. "Elf. Water. Quote. [...]
Good morning... After yesterday's post, she texted another one of her favorite quotes from our summertime read, The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen. Silence is the discipline by which the inner fire of God is tended and kept alive. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother...and your mother...and [...]
Good morning... We cannot solve the world's pile of problems, but we can discern the next loving thing that is ours to do. Yesterday, "mine to do" was to pass out some of the little pots of pansies I had created in the middle of the night when our internet was out and I was unable to blog. [...]
Good morning... At this time last week, things felt a little safer, a bit more predictable, a tad less confusing. Then a few violent minutes in Nashville, Tennessee stole the life of three innocent children and three caring educators in one little school. An excerpt from an article appearing last Tuesday morning verbalizes our haunting question: "Why?" ****** [...]
Good morning... Tomorrow marks the beginning of Holy Week in Christian churches across the globe, commemorating Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem for the last week of his earthly life. The next day the huge crowd that had arrived for the Feast heard that Jesus was entering Jerusalem. They broke off palm branches and went out to meet [...]
Good morning... Waking on the day we would celebrate the brief, full life of Chris Kimbel, I was thick with intense emotions. The service of healing from the night before left me in a state of ongoing prayer for our friend battling bladder cancer, and news of another longtime friend losing his job abruptly weighed heavy on my [...]
