Good morning... She is becoming more aware of the blessings bestowed by her cancer. My friend wrote: "In this time, I do find myself noticing and listening to the birds in the trees off my bedroom balcony more. The feeder my husband keeps full has surprisingly been filled with yellow finches all week. (She told me later she has never before seen a gold finch out her bedroom window.) And I read this about [...]

Good morning... She is becoming more aware of the blessings bestowed by her cancer. My friend wrote: "In this time, I do find myself noticing and listening to the birds in the trees off my bedroom balcony more. The feeder my husband keeps full has surprisingly been filled with yellow finches all week. (She told me later she has never before seen a gold finch out her bedroom window.) And I read this about [...]

Good morning... I am learning by experience that when I am centered in God's will for me at any given moment, I feel peace. Time evaporates. Life takes on an effortless quality, a tangible experience of being supernaturally carried. As I sat beside my friend's bed following her second chemo treatment, I felt centered in God's will for me for those precious hours. Enjoying the presence of her three doting dogs and catching my [...]

Good morning... When I am stirred from sleep in the wee hours of the night, I wake our nine pound dog sleeping beside us. After she turns over and I rub her belly a bit, I climb out of bed, inviting Gracie to join me. When I set her onto the floor, her tiny toe nails clip, clip, clip to the door and she lets me know she needs to go outside. Trotting down [...]

Good morning... Listen to this story of God showing up in a nearby neighborhood. A friend in our "sue2you" community wrote me the following email recently. "Hi Sue, I wanted to share a 'God's moment' with you. On Tuesday, my cousin's close friend posted on Facebook that she was asking for prayers because she was going through a very difficult time. I won't go into the details, but all have been very concerned about [...]

Good morning... I have been praying for her daughter for over three years now. Every Sunday, her daughter's name is read aloud at church during our collective time of prayer, and, often throughout the week, the Spirit nudges me to pray for this young woman I have never met. Her daughter, who is battling cancer, is a forever friend of our pastor's daughter, so he deeply loves this woman's daughter, a young wife and [...]

Good morning... I spent last evening in the living room of my friend, sitting barefoot and cross-legged beneath a blanket in her cozy chair. I enjoyed the privilege of being a guest facilitator for the Bible study she and another friend lead with a special circle of faithful women in their twenties. I admire the commitment of these young women, who make time each week after their long work days to nestle into this [...]

Good morning... I met a soulmate through our "sue2you" blog. Many of the words God crafts through me in the wee hours resonate with her, offering her a companion to connect with at her deepest, darkest levels. We all have them, don't we? Deep, dark levels. Like the ocean floor of ourselves, our soul is teeming with unseen life. There is a colorful, fascinating underwater world alive within each of us. But who gives [...]

Good morning... "Do beautifully for one what you would like to do for all." This sentence is a gift I brought home from my belated birthday lunch. Feeling deeply in sync as a foursome of friends, we try to schedule a lunch during each person's birthday season. Last Thursday we met, we talked, we celebrated together, and I left with a gem from a story we shared: "Do beautifully for one what you would [...]

Good morning... Anyone who has watched the 2016 Masters golf tournament knows it's been a windy week in Georgia. I actually love windy days because our wind chimes go wild, and my ears feel the movement of the benevolent breeze. The previous owner of our home graciously left us a set of wind chimes. They live outside our back door, hanging off our back porch. This spring, I have opened our screen door often, [...]

Good morning... A friend sent me this quote: "2 am was made for writers, lovers, poets, visionaries, photographers, painters, over thinkers and silent seekers." I add to the list, 2 am was made for post prom pick up, red lights on timers, and prowling policemen. In addition, 2 am was made for restless patients, hospital angels, and parents of infants or puppies. Finally, 2 am was made for red eye fliers, night shift workers, [...]