Get Away With Friends
Good morning... One of the women in our Thursday morning class recently had major surgery on her spine. She wrote us in early August: "Good Morning sweet Group! I cannot thank you enough for all the encouragement and prayer power that you have sent my way during this recovery period. I want to extend an invitation for a 'Day Away' at Big Canoe. That will be my 6 week mark when I can [...]
Buried Beneath The Stress
Good morning... As pressures pile up and anxiety spirals down, we can feel buried beneath the stress. This simple Instagram post helps us to see the light. "The best part is yet to come," whisper the seed and the egg, the cocoon and the storm. "The best part is yet to come," whispers our resurrected Lord. With the mysteries of God, there is a certain kind [...]
Waiting Grows Our Soul
Good morning... Up in the middle of this night, I revisit some of my favorite photos from my week of watching our grandson Charlie. Learning that Charlie slept best in my arms and wanting to offer undisturbed time to our daughter-in-law Chandler, I spent several hours a day sitting beneath Charlie's sleeping body. I noticed the passage of time and the silent movement of the light-filled Spirit. When I looked to my right, [...]
Becoming A Mother-In-Law
Good morning... With our son out of town at a work conference for the first time since becoming a daddy and our daughter-in-law doing the flowers for a large wedding in Athens, Georgia, I was needed as a grandmother to care for 11-week-old Charlie. Honestly, my first focus was our daughter-in-law Chandler. For her to feel my hands-on support was my primary goal for the week. If I could keep Charlie calm and [...]
Becoming A Grandmother
Good morning... During the last week of my summer break, I spent time in Athens, GA with our eleven week old grandson Charlie. Our son was away with work for four days and our daughter-in-law had a big, important job as a wedding florist, so I came into town to care for Charlie. It all sounded like a great idea, until I arrived at their home, Kyler left for the first time since [...]
One Thing Never Changes
Good morning... When I shared this image in yesterday's blog post, a friend responded, "I love this reframing of hanging on by a thread!" "I'm reminded of William Stafford's poem The Way It Is," she continued. "What a reassurance to know there is a God and a power for us we can hold onto and never let go." While we hold on to God's powerful presence, [...]
We Hang On By A Thread
Good morning... This week, two friends are heading into surgery. They will step through the anxious uncertainty to arrive on the other side ready to heal into wholeness. Right away, God's healing power will be actively at work. Hang on to that thread. This week, two of my dear friends will be going through divorce mediation. The dream life they each envisioned is unexpectedly unraveling. When unraveling occurs, our thread of truth is [...]
Living “Toes Up”
Good morning... This, the first day of August, marks a change of season for many families in our community. This month, summer quietly comes to an end and the school year too soon begins. What a perfect time to look closely at who we are becoming. Becoming who we really are, we consider these three questions today. How might you describe an absence, a sense of bewilderment that invites the possible? What are [...]
Death Doesn’t End Our Story
Good morning... To add fuel to our process of becoming who we really are, might we prayerfully consider these questions today? In what way are you living with death? What decisions have quieted you? Which one clear word fits you today? Often clarity comes when we take time in silence to listen for God's leading. As we age, we make peace with death. Listening to our daily life, we learn what quiets us. [...]
Are You Sharper Or Rounded?
Good morning... On our way to becoming who we really are, consider today's centering questions: At the groggy beginning of the day, how might this day change you? How might you describe the corners of your life, sharper or rounded off? Sharper or rounded off, how does this feel to you and to others? A friend texted this week, "I love the saying, 'The easy choice now makes life hard, but the hard [...]
Questions Before Dark
Good morning... Beneath tonight's full moon, I revisit an article sent by a friend at the start of 2026, an article entitled "Questions Before Dark." For the rest of this week, we will unpack these poignant questions, questions which point us toward who we really are. We will begin today with the writing in its entirety, then we will pull it apart, taking space to reflect, day by day, as July quietly tips [...]
Become Who You Really Are
Good morning... A longtime family friend sent me this conversational poem. "I thought you would enjoy it," she said. ****** “Hello God” by John Roedel Me: Hello God. God: Hello… Me: I’m falling apart. Can you put me back together? God: I’d rather not. Me: Why? God: Because you’re not a puzzle. Me: What about all the pieces of my life that fall to the ground? God: Leave them there for a while. [...]