by michellesutherlandblog | May 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
I was sitting on the couch a couple of nights ago and my phone lit up. It was a message from one of my best friends and she dumped a whole lot of encouragement into my lap in the space of about 4 small paragraphs of text. I read the words she had sent and...
by Michelle Sutherland | May 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
When I was 8 or 9 years old, I would sometimes sneak out of my bed, creep over to the south window in the room I shared with my sister and slowly open the casement. I would sit there with my arms criss-crossed on the sill and let the Kansas wind blow across my face;...
by michellesutherlandblog | Feb 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’ve talked with a couple of friends lately who both mentioned that they struggle with one of the foundational tenets of Christianity…the belief that God loves them. They have no trouble whatsoever believing that God loves others…it’s the jump from “them...
by michellesutherlandblog | Dec 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
I wish you December days of happy planning. Of warm kitchens smelling to the very corners of cinnamon and chocolate. Of hands digging deep into the pockets of warm coats. Of a Christmas profoundly simple. Of late afternoon walks that find you bundled up in gloves and...
by michellesutherlandblog | Oct 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
When his grandmother passed away in 2011, some of the things my husband wanted to keep as mementos were her diaries. Mimi was a faithful historian. She kept her family history in a series of journals that are treasures; snapshots of both the extraordinary and...
by Michelle Sutherland | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
I just love September, October, and November. I know some of you are reluctant to let the warm blue and green days of summer go, and I understand! Because it’s true that the trees that stun in gold and red and orange in late September and early October...
