Good morning... Last Sunday was All Saints' Day, and, in every worship service at Northside Church, we celebrated the souls of loved ones in our congregation who died in the past year. A bell was rung in their honor and family and friends stood for a moment of remembrance. Last year on All Saints' Day, the soul of [...]
Good morning... Twenty of us connected to Northside Church signed up for yesterday's "Care of Body, Care of Soul" Day of Reflection at the Ignatius House Retreat Center. From 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, we joined about twenty other men and women for a day of silent reflection on the sacred grounds beside the Chattahoochee River. We slowed [...]
Good morning... One of my dog loving friends sent me the clever image above. With yard signs galore, political ads bombarding us, and incessant texts flooding our phones, I also sense the confusion blanketing this time of uncertainty. Last week, Kate Bowler (author, podcaster, and colon cancer survivor) sent an encouraging message into our world's thick overgrowth. It's [...]
Good morning... "Some of the most beautiful parts of who you are were born from things you never would have chosen," whisper the colorful layers of this lovely landscape. This image follows the flow of a paragraph we read this week on page 74 of Waking Up to This Day by Paula D'Arcy. "The Spirit is an indescribable [...]
"Morning my friends!" A dear friend texted two of us yesterday morning. "Thank you for the loving, supportive, tenacious way you embody this paradox - wise words from the amazing Suleika Jaouad!" Living means learning to hold the astonishingly beautiful and unbearably hard things in the same palm. In the process of living, we experience the powerful paradox [...]
Good morning... During our therapeutic community group at PAWkids this week, we learned about letting go. "What does letting go actually look like?" our hand-out asked. What catches your eye as you review the sheet now? Here's what we learned about the art of letting go. You accept that some things [...]
Good morning... As the full moon creeps through our window to cast a cool shadow on our dining room floor, I am reminded that wholeness unfolds quietly. In the bright of this night, I am drawn back to a quote from Waking Up to This Day by Paula D'Arcy. "...realign yourself with a fresh, unfolding wholeness, a spaciousness [...]
Good morning... The faith of our children takes form in many shapes and sizes, with varying shades and angles. I was reminded of this truth during yesterday's 11:15 am worship service at Northside Church. There was the Children's Handbell Choir, the young Cherub Choir, and the older Chancel Choir with each unique youngster making a joyful noise to [...]
Good morning... This week, we took a deep dive into chapter five in Paula D'Arcy's Waking Up to This Day. As we learn to obey the rhythms of life, we begin to make peace with the unpredictable movement of God. "Life is change, Paula, the life force whispered. That's what life is. Life is an expression of the [...]
Good morning... Every day of my life, I play lots of roles. Wife. Mother. Women's Ministry Director. Writer. Friend. Often, I wonder, "Beneath all these roles, what is my ultimate purpose?" I met an image this week which held up a mirror and made my identity crystal clear. Each and every [...]
