I got to play golf with a good friend today. Life is good!

Every morning when I make my coffee I see this little reminder. May you love well today. #MorningMug

Good morning! May you create some peace in your life today. #MorningMug

Good morning! May you find joy in on your work today and see it as a gift. #MorningMug

Good morning! May your week start well. #MorningMug

Good morning! May you choose community today. #MorningMug

Across from our hotel was a lovely park with a fun trail. Plus we got this view from the top of a rather large hill.

Good morning! May you take a moment to breathe today. #MorningMug #MorningBlessing

Good morning! May you accomplish what needs accomplished today so you can rest this weekend. #MorningMug #MorningBlessing

Hillsdale College’s new baseball facility is absolutely stunning. The video board in right field is really cool. It was fun to see how they leveraged it to put their players personalities on display.

Also? SVSU wins the first night game ever played there 12-5!

Good morning! May you know the love that provides strength and endurance today. #MorningMug #MorningBlessing

There’s nothing quite like spending a day with your daughter. Her sorority put on a fantastic Dad/Daughter day!

It’s killing me to be in Michigan while he is in Arizona playing ball. But, there’s not much better than seeing your kid do what they love. ⚾️

Psalm 77; Job 4:1-21; Ephesians 2:1-10

I yell out to my God, I yell with all my might, I yell at the top of my lungs. He listens.

I’m not sure that there is a more comforting phrase for me in all the Scriptures than, “He listens.”

“He listens,” is a complete sentence.

It is remarkable to me that when I cry out to the Divine the Divine listens. I am constantly on a quest to understand what amazing grace means. As I sit here this morning with many things on my heart and my mind, I am struck by the reality that it is amazing grace that God listens.

Why would God listen to me? What is it about me that God would take any notice? Why would God care about what I have to say?

Because God loves me.

I love my children with all of who I am. When they talk, I listen. Even when they were small and couldn’t speak coherently I took great joy in listening to their rambling and mumbling. I don’t know anyone who ignores a baby that is talking to them, particularly when it’s your own child.

I imagine this must be what it’s like for God. This Creator God, the holy one, the sustainer of the universe, loves his creation without condition. This love, apparently, leads God to this place of intimacy where God listens.

This morning I’m pondering this question, “Do I really believe that God listens because he loves me?”

Good morning! May you start your week well knowing your identity is not tied to your accomplishments. #MorningMug #MorningBlessing