Good morning... Yesterday I did something new, something way out of my cozy box, something I had never, ever done before. I began teaching my first Winter/Spring class by Zoom. I know I seem like an old-fogey, behind the times, out of date, but I have felt my spirit totally resisting this unnatural method of learning for as [...]
Good morning... You may remember this cool painting from last month's post entitled Steve's Birthday Surprise. On a whim, to benefit Blue Skies Ministries, I bought a fun mixed-media painting by Christy Holmes at my friend's pop-up Christmas shop, a surprise birthday purchase for my husband to honor Steve's call from God twenty-six years ago to minister to [...]
Good morning... One amazing woman who spent regular time in our living room, learning, growing, blossoming alongside me over the years, was Julie Harlan. A powerful prayer warrior, a faithful friend, an incredible daughter and sister, wife and mother, Julie listened to the dream God planted in her heart. In the spring of 2017, Julie and I shared [...]
Good morning... The light of our LORD leads us out of our comfort zone. It was such a joy to sew together delightful pictures from our light-filled living room with the fresh, instructive Word of God in yesterday's post, Our Silent Soundtrack. That life-giving blog was particularly profound for me since it was crafted on the day a [...]
Good morning... Yesterday's post, Our Sweet-Scented Prayers, is a keeper, a rich resource for us to return to regularly as we seek continued healing of our hearts, our bonds, our world. Today, in contrast to the many words of yesterday's blog, I want to show you the silent soundtrack welcoming me into Inauguration Day 2021. After writing with [...]
Good morning... "I am just so grateful for our church, it makes me cry," she wiped her wet cheeks as she was leaving the prayer vigil held at Northside Church. "I can say I am going to pray for our nation, but at home I get distracted, time slips away, and by the end of the day, I [...]
Good morning... Amid the high winds of mixed emotions, I invite you to join me in prayer, between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, from the comfort of your home or in the quiet of our open Northside sanctuary. I, personally, will be welcoming people into the church from 12:00 to 1:00 pm, masked and social distanced, for the [...]
Good morning... "God speaks through repetition," said the subject in her email following yesterday's post Living The Dream. "What is it God is telling me about seed-planting???" she asked rhetorically. "When I finished reading your words from today, this was my devotion in my bible reading plan. Love it." ****** Matthew 13:18-35 in “The Bible in One Year [...]
Good morning... Earlier this month we received the photo above, sent from the well known town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Steve and I were married in my hometown of Berea, Ohio in 1987, we enjoyed his final two years in seminary at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut, then we moved to Gettysburg for his first real job [...]
Good morning... "Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy," sings the John Denver lyrics in my brain as I scroll through beach photos on my phone. Even as I cozy up on our couch at home, I sense the oceanic rhythms of God continuing to melt layers of me. I am reminded of truth shared by [...]
