It makes sense that I would be awake at 2:30 a.m. this morning. Unlike other mornings, when insomnia keeps my mind turning, this day brings memories of my fourth birthing day. The first contraction was about this time and with it came the rush to get from Clermont to Dunwoody Medical Center. Bill was … Continue reading Celebration!!
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Disruption and Interruption
To me, Christmas concerts, plays, and productions are a required part of the season. It just isn’t Christmas until I have been singing along and tapping my foot to Christmas tunes. When I was a kid, my aunt Betty took us to the Robert Shaw Christmas Symphony every year. I can still remember the Morehouse … Continue reading Disruption and Interruption
Decision Making (Guest blog)
As told to me by Bill Gunnin Impaired Decision Making- the inability to regard the cognitive processes which result in the selection of a belief or a course of action among several alternative possibilities; the inability to take into account all possible choices and come to a conclusion on a course of action. The slowing … Continue reading Decision Making (Guest blog)
September 12th
There is a lot of attention given to September 11th. Rightfully so. It was a day that changed the way we see the world. As a country, we are still looking through the lenses of fear we were given on that day 16 years ago. We can’t help but remember the event which stunned and … Continue reading September 12th
Miracles (Part 3)
I am a skeptic. I was raised in America where skepticism is clothed in the intellectual pursuit of knowledge. The traditional church doesn’t seek out miracles due to the belief that they were only needed when the church was being formed and the Bible was being written. The non-traditional church believes that healing happens every … Continue reading Miracles (Part 3)
Stories of the Gates (part 2)
After the World Racers and their parents have been reunited with many tears and much joy, the mission begins. Over the next few days our hosts create plans for how we can help them in their mission to love their people well. It is pretty straight forward, feed the poor, care for the widows and … Continue reading Stories of the Gates (part 2)
Enchanted Moment
It was an enchanted moment…a gift. And I nearly missed it. My brand-new husband peeked out of the curtains of our honeymoon suite. “Shell, get up and come look at this. It’s a gift!” I was snuggled deep into the covers. My eyes were shuttered closed and happy to be that way. After months of … Continue reading Enchanted Moment
The New Normal
“You will find a new normal.” I have heard the phrase many times, and in fact, I have said it to others in trying circumstances. The new normal seems like a goal, a hidden place where all things line up once again. However, what no one talks about is the strong longing for the old … Continue reading The New Normal
In the Dirt
When I was a little girl, my dad used to take me on walks in the woods. We would traipse around our property, sometimes not even on trails, just walking and seeing. It wasn’t far, but to my little legs it seemed like miles and miles. I learned a lot on these walks, not because … Continue reading In the Dirt
Explanation
I probably never should have pushed the publish button at 3:00 a.m. I do not usually share these kinds of deep places…until after the fact. My usual pattern is to pull away and sit in silence, waiting for the sun to come up and the lesson to make itself known. But this time, I know … Continue reading Explanation
Michelle's Mosaic 