Good morning... As our Fab Five friend group was planning our lunch for this afternoon, Jennifer DeShetler wrote: "Sue, has anyone forwarded you Ben's Facebook post?" I answered, "No. Please send it on. I always love what both of you write." Jennifer shared with me the loving words Ben wrote yesterday about their daughter Audrey, who went to [...]
Good morning... I recently met this sign at a restaurant in Madison, Georgia. As we savor C.O.F.F.E.E this morning, might we give thanks for God's enduring truth? Christ Offers Forgiveness For Everyone Everywhere. I am reminded of the lyrics from a song that the kids in our youth group loved to sing in the 1990's, Breathe Deep by [...]
Good morning... Our 25 year old borrowed my car last week to drive with his girlfriend down to Jacksonville, Florida. They were going to a funeral for a friend. Most 25 year olds in this generation have been to way too many funerals, funerals celebrating the life of a young friend or family member that they have loved [...]
Good morning... The eternal life of two faithful women have passed through to the other side. Dictionary.com explains: "A matriarch is the female head of a family, tribe, clan, or organization, or a respected and influential senior woman." This month, Northside Church is missing from our midst two gifted matriarchs. On October 11th, we celebrated the 88 vibrant [...]
Good morning... Last weekend, I flew into Boston with our two daughters, Tessa (29) and Adrianna (27). After a delicious lunch and a walk along the harbor, we drove our rental car four hours up the coast to Rockport, Maine. Traffic. Tolls. Cool roadtrip music. Crisp autumn weather. Good conversation. A brand new adventure. [...]
Good morning... We read these words out loud as we gathered for class in our basement. Written on page 41 of Waking Up to This Day, we sat with the wisdom of Paula D'Arcy. "I had to be willing to slow down and move the way life was moving. "Life in the west is up to ninety miles [...]
Good morning... "This hawk on our lake this morning was just too magnificent not to share!" a friend texted yesterday morning. "So so stately," I replied. "What is the spiritual significance of hawks?" It did not take her long to respond: "Hawks are often seen as powerful spiritual symbols representing intuition, transformation, and personal growth. Their presence can [...]
Good morning... Yesterday, I enjoyed the privilege of attending the Kitchen Cura graduation at the Ignatius House Retreat Center. Kitchen Cura is a six month culinary internship program which empowers individuals recovering from addiction and homelessness by teaching scratch-cooking, developing knife skills, and mastering the ability to host nutritious meals in hopes of building hospitality careers. The participants [...]
Good morning... One line from yesterday's poem returns to me now. Even when lost in the dark of the woods, no clear path to follow, we reach to each other... A friend reached out to me this week, sharing a devotional message. "I love this this morning," she texted, simply. ****** At the Crossroads God’s Message yet again: [...]
Good morning... I recently met a poem that helps me to hold onto what is of utmost importance. ****** HOLDING by Phyllis Cole-Dai The intelligence of my five fingers working together to lace into the intelligence of yours— all the computing required of our brains. AI: actual intelligence. O, let us make our hands instruments for good! Catch [...]
