Good morning... With a quarter of a century under my belt, I experienced my own cacophony in 1988. Remember? Cacophony means a mishmash of loud conflicting sounds, a racket, an uproar (see 1.7.16 post "Our un-lived parts."). I was a twenty-five year old newlywed, an inexperienced therapist living in Connecticut a long, long way from my childhood comfort in [...]

Good morning... Walking with a friend before church yesterday, we touched on a truth Richard Rohr shared in his 1.10.16 online devotional. So instantly she forwarded his words from her phone to my email. After our walk, these words reached from my computer into my soul. Rohr writes: "In fact, God is in us, and in everything else that [...]

Good morning... God makes all kinds of people. There were several varieties at my son's middle school wrestling match in McDonough, Georgia yesterday. There were long haired and no haired and facial haired of all kinds. There were adorable three year old girls climbing the bleachers, the laps of loved ones, and the proverbial walls over time. There were [...]

Good morning... The dead looking amaryllis bulb I planted in my pot before Thanksgiving has grown two two-foot stems, each with four six-inch flowers. Over the last ten weeks, it has been fascinating to watch the bulb gradually sprout, grow, and bloom. Yesterday, my amaryllis plant toppled over, top-heavy. It felt so symbolically perfect for the day I was [...]

Good morning... On January 2nd, my post "Thirty day lessons," spoke of wisdom gleaned after facing the first days of extreme loss. Many of us resonated with the truth and forwarded the message on to loved ones groping through grief. I instantly thought of a friend who nearly lost her middle aged husband to a heart attack several months [...]

Good morning... One of my favorite books is Sue Monk Kidd's When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions. A question arises as I read Sue's words: “Back in the autumn I had awakened to a growing darkness and cacophony, as if something in the depths were crying out. A whole chorus of voices. Orphaned voices. They [...]

Good morning... She is struggling through a major depression. Therapy. Medication. An inner circle of family and friends lean in to support her shuffle down this pitch black hallway. They can not carry her. They can not walk for her. They can not flip on a light switch to bring her relief. God whispers from somewhere: “I see what [...]

Good morning... Fellow Atlanta residents Dustin and Genevieve Ahkuoi posted this hilarious YouTube video on December 19th, and it enjoyed 20 million views in its first 24 hours. Since then, the video has gone viral precisely because it taps into the cravings of the human nature we all battle. Enjoy a chuckle! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/adele-hello-parody-junk-food_5676869ae4b0b958f656fdd4 They ate and had their fill; [...]

Good morning… Responding to my daughter's request, I went to my first hot yoga class. I set up my mat right next to hers. Lots of fit, agile bodies filed into the tiny, warm room. Their familiar comfort zone was foreign to me. As the crowded roomful began to breathe deep, we were asked to set an intention for [...]

Good morning... I can promise you, 2016 is not going to be the year of my best body. The year of my best body may have occurred in 1984 when, age at twenty-one, I was trying to impress my first real boyfriend. The year of my best body may have been in 1987 when I worked extremely hard to [...]