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 [...]
Good morning... This is the perfect week to learn from a training on trauma. School shooting. Images of war. Cancer returning. Laying to rest a beloved husband. Powerful pleas for God to heal. In my tiny corner of the world, I am processing a plethora of strong emotions. Do you feel the same? Two takeaways from our training [...]
Good morning... Yesterday I took magazines, glue sticks, scissors, and evocative pre-cut images to our PAWkids therapeutic community group. I also shared my growing deck of Soul Collage cards, providing an example of our creative activity for the day. When we checked in with one another, as we do each week, one woman quickly picked up the card [...]
Good morning... "Sue, Chris is in the arms of Jesus." My dear, longtime 'soul friend' texted on Saturday evening. "He passed away this morning. All is well. Love you." Wow, what a touching message. Having walked and talked through this journey together for years and years and years, Chris went to heaven at age 67. Early onset Alzheimers [...]
