Good morning... I was delighted to receive the photo above from LaTonya Gates, founder and director of PAWkids, a vibrant non-profit in downtown Atlanta. "Let the ladies know THEY blessed her greatly," LaTonya texted yesterday from Krakow, Poland, where our written word ministry helped support her trip to deliver Crates for Ukraine. Last Saturday, before LaTonya left [...]
Good morning... "This blessing is for you!!! ❤️❤️❤️," she emailed me first thing yesterday. She kindly shared these loving words which beautifully began my day. ****** A blessing for everyday empathy by Kate Bowler Blessed are you, the sensitive one, attuned to the feelings of others, for empathy is yours to give. Blessed are you with the emotional [...]
Good morning... We email one another often as she processes her profound grief. Our back and forth exchanges are life-giving, exposing God's healing edge. This week she shared a Dietrich Bonhoeffer quote from his Letters and Papers from Prison. "Nothing can make up for the absence of someone whom we love," writes Bonhoeffer, "and it would be wrong [...]
Good morning... The gift of my flat tire extended into the following day. With my car at the tire store, I climbed into the driver's seat of my husband's wheels. Beside me, I noticed a printed page resting on the passenger's seat. I picked up the piece of paper and felt drawn to read the following article from [...]
Good morning... Our scheduled 8:30 walk-and-talk actually began after 9:00 am. I savored the breathing room before my friend's arrival. Sip my coffee. Respond to emails. Enjoy our dogs. Walking outside to greet my friend, I noticed my tire. Sitting in the driveway, it was flat, flat, flat. "Tire is flat," I texted my husband the photo above. [...]
Good morning... Two Saturdays ago, I received an unexpected phone call. "Sue, God laid you on my heart this morning," said LaTonya Gates, founder and director of PAWkids. "I am opening my guest room to a woman who is leaving a domestic violence situation. She needs a safe space to clear her head and make some important decisions. [...]
Good morning... I rushed into a busy morning before God seemed to say, "Cut free." Cut free from non-essentials. Cut free from way too much. Cut free with clear permission. Just sit. Just rest. Just be. God's wispy whisper felt like a drop of water sinking into my thirsty sponge. This actually happened yesterday. "Cut free," surprised me, quiet [...]
Good morning... "The post is beautiful - just beautiful," my dear friend wrote after yesterday's message, When Our Strength Runs Out. "Seeing his obit in the paper this morning made it so real." She shared a red broken heart emoji. "It's a beautiful obituary," I texted back. "Simple. Straightforward. In keeping with his strong, loyal presence." My friend [...]
Good morning... My dear friend's husband died on Sunday night after a long, excruciating battle with a rare disease. He was just sixty-four years old. I am grateful this friend turned me onto the brilliant work of author Kate Bowler. It gives me great comfort knowing we both savored this holy blessing as we woke yesterday. ****** A [...]
Good morning... "After we let go, what do we do with our own emptiness?" a woman privately asked after my Let Go. Let God. talk with the Lovett Moms In Prayer. "Emptiness - we naturally feel it," I think I said. "Emptiness - we patiently endure it. Emptiness - we quietly wait for God to fill us." Ours [...]
