by Sally Metzger | Dec 2, 2021 | God is With You, Raining Grace, Trust God
EMBRACE THE GRACE OF NOW |Being Fully Alive in the Present Moment| During my teaching days, I looked forward to the occasional teacher-appreciation party, which involved FREE FOOD, comradery, and great door prizes. “Door prizes” got their name because a.) they get...
by Sally Metzger | Dec 2, 2021 | Faith, Prayer, Raining Grace
Great Expectations |He’s Carved Your Name in His Palm| “Are we almost there?” whined four-year-old Brian an hour into our twelve-hour drive. Our summer adventure had been carefully planned and enthusiastically explained. We were a family with great expectations....
by Sally Metzger | Dec 2, 2021 | God’s Grace, Grace of God, Prayer, Raining Grace
Authenticity Begins Where Ego Ends Most of us struggle to be authentic. If we don’t win the battle to be ourselves, our self will never have a chance to be. No one else can take over the privilege and challenge of our self-expression. I believe the glorious freedom of...
by Sally Metzger | Dec 2, 2021 | Faith, Prayer, Raining Grace
Tapping into God’s Creativity I came home from church that Sunday not in my Sunday best. Oh, my clothes were okay, but my adolescent heart was in tatters. I’d been praying for a family member for months, seemingly to no avail. The Gospel reading that day had...
by Sally Metzger | Dec 2, 2021 | Faith, Raining Grace
Faith Casts Out Fear A True Story (All names have been changed to preserve confidentiality.) My husband and I, lay chaplain volunteers, entered Carolyn’s room with care, not wanting to awaken her if she were napping. We’ve grown to love all the “regulars” we visit,...
by Sally Metzger | Dec 2, 2021 | God’s Grace, Raining Grace
Bloopers, Embarrassments, and Benefits Spiritual Growth Hack I’d just received a contract to publish my early reader, The Night of Mysterious Blessings. I was emailing Deb Haggerty, the Publisher and Editor in Chief of Elk Lake Publishing, the dream company soon...
