Good morning... I happened upon a gorgeous reading just posted by one of my favorite poets. In processing her own grief after her son Finn's death, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer has become for many of us like the sweet sun rising in the dark of night. The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back [...]
Good morning... On September 3rd, as we celebrated the new life born from the wedded union of our oldest son and his wife, one of Kyler's Lovett School classmates died of cancer. In my memory, Pearce Howell and his twin sister Laura were gently kindhearted and quite talented athletically. He played baseball; she played soccer. The twins would [...]
Good morning... Walking down the aisle as mother-of-the-groom, I was surprised to feel my tears well up as I saw the faces of our longtime friends beaming in the crowd. Four couples who helped to raise our son came from Atlanta along with their grown-up sons, guys who had wrestled or played soccer with Kyler since we moved [...]
Good morning... WOW. What a wedding. Our family of six grew another daughter on Sunday, as Chandler and Kyler Allen became husband and wife. Here are my top three Wonder Of Wonders. WOW #1: The Lord drew these two faithful young people together in an undeniable way, and God's [...]
Good morning... A friend sent me these encouraging words from the left page in her book. "You're stepping into a week of answered prayers." What a marvelous perspective to take on our everyday lives. "God is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; he won’t leave you. Don’t be intimidated. Don’t [...]
Good morning... Several of you have said, "Sue, don't blog this weekend. Just give yourself a break to fully experience your son's wedding." On most levels this advice makes complete sense. "Give yourself a break." Except on one very core level. The challenge is this - I live off of these God's given words. I am deeply nourished, [...]
Good morning... As I woke from my second sleep yesterday, I revisited our blog post, I Don't Know What I Feel. "I created the wordless prayer card above to say what I do not know how to feel," I wrote. "Taking time to really look at the image intimately, what wordless prayers rise up in you now?" I [...]
Good morning... I talked on the phone with my parents as they drove to yesterday's 1:00 pm doctor appointment. "How are you feeling, mom?" I asked. "I don't know what I feel," my mom quietly responded. After a long, grueling day of doctors and x-rays and waiting and discomfort and uncertainty and more waiting and concerning results and [...]
Good morning... This week of our oldest son's wedding, I blogged about my emotional thunderstorm. One reader's response was short and swift. ****** Good morning ☀️ Your emotional storm… It is real because… You planned Laid logistics Loved Prayed Dreamed Worked Made lists Posted post it notes Expected Cultivated Stayed awake Laughed Loved and planned more Had ideas [...]
Good morning... The wild thunderstorm outside matches how I feel on the inside. Drenched. I feel drenched with swirling emotions. The wordless prayer card above has been sitting beside me for the past few weeks, silently speaking my hidden worries and my deepest desires. The image reminds me of the bright, light-filled kitchen table in my parents' independent [...]
