When Cancer Spreads

Good morning... In the middle of this droopy, drizzly night, I think back on the most meaningful two hours of this week. On Sunday night, Elizabeth, the 38-year-old daughter-in-law of our dear friend Joan, shared a really hard post, explaining that her colon cancer had spread. "Any chance you all can have lunch with Joan and I tomorrow?" [...]

By |2024-03-27T08:18:28-04:00March 27th, 2024|Friendship, God's Love, Grief, Healing|

When Life Feels Clouded Over

Good morning... In the place where the full moon exists, I see only layers of clouds. Anticipating fullness of light, this night feels anticlimactic, a drooping disappointing. The soupy, grey sky mirrors our hearts as our hopes for a permanent solution, for lasting relief, for fullness of life feel clouded over. Prayers fall limp. High hopes feel dashed. [...]

By |2024-03-26T01:17:03-04:00March 26th, 2024|Depression, Grief, Light In Darkness, Trust God|

Without Our Dogs

Good morning... Without our dogs, I would miss so much. Finger-to-fur time. Companionship on walks. Eyes that melt the tensions of life. Adorable sleeping snores. The loud lapping of water. The funny habit of flipping and chasing food. A loving ear to lean on, always. Whole-bodied happiness as anyone walks in the door. Without our dogs, I would [...]

By |2024-03-25T08:47:32-04:00March 25th, 2024|Everyday life, God's Timing, Gratitude|

On My 61st Birthday

Good morning... On my 61st birthday, I wake to an empty home, two dogs, and one spring birthday doll. My husband is away in Nicaragua, checking out a possible location for his upcoming new adventure as travel director for Lovett Expeditions. One daughter is in a wedding in Nashville, Tennessee; the other daughter is visiting with college friends [...]

By |2024-03-23T11:29:49-04:00March 23rd, 2024|Aging, Everyday life, Gratitude, Trust God|

Life’s Secret Is Simple

Good morning... In the middle of the night, I pull out the "blob tree" tree that I crafted during our therapeutic community group at PAWkids this week. I know there is violence on the corner of a distant branch. I know there is loneliness and isolation and despair. But, feeling like the purple person on the perch, I [...]

By |2024-03-22T03:23:03-04:00March 22nd, 2024|Community, Everyday life, God's Love, Heaven On Earth|

Let Beauty And Terror Happen

Good morning... As she read to me over the phone this poem by Ranier Maria Rilke, I calmed into my body in a very settled way. "Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. Don't let yourself lose me." Embodying this whisper, everything is [...]

By |2024-03-22T02:10:15-04:00March 21st, 2024|Everyday life, Listen, Pain, Trust God|

The Luxury Of Sleep

Good morning... "God, thank You for allowing me to sleep through the night." This prayer fills me as I wake. Extended sleep is a rare occurrence for me, a listening nocturnal writer. "7:34," says my phone as I take my first peek. What a restorative luxury, this sleeping through the night. Now my prayers lift a protective covering [...]

By |2024-03-20T10:52:11-04:00March 20th, 2024|Anxiety, Everyday life, Trust God|

Five Deaths And One Life

Good morning... Many have lost loved ones this week all over the globe, but personally I have been touched by five deaths and one life. "I shed a few tears on the way to work," my husband said after school last Monday. "Eric Carmen died over the weekend, and they were playing his songs in tribute. I used [...]

By |2024-03-21T10:01:32-04:00March 19th, 2024|Aging, Family and Friends, Joy, Trust God|

My Most Vulnerable Post

Good morning... I am still processing my most vulnerable post from this month, "Did I Suck As A Teacher?" When I taught the Enneagram to a new group of women, I let the Spirit lead. By the end of the interactive night, I felt like God left us all in the confusing dark, not understanding this ancient tool [...]

By |2024-03-21T10:25:43-04:00March 18th, 2024|Anxiety, Spiritual Growth, True Self, Trust God|

A New Prayer For Anxiety

Good morning... "A dear friend sent this to me," she texted yesterday. "Thought it was too lovely not to share with my other dear friend Sue!" With too many cooks in my mind's chaotic kitchen, I opened the blog post. Breathing. Focusing. Taking time. I fed on calming wisdom. ****** A New Prayer for Anxiety by Esther Liu, [...]

By |2024-03-16T02:15:59-04:00March 16th, 2024|Anxiety, Everyday life, Prayer, Trust God|
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