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Here in Atlanta we are in the full swirls of pollen - and yet - everything is beautiful. If you can handle your allergies long enough to get outside, there are the most gorgeous blossoms everywhere. And yet, the process of blossoming is a challenging one, and it is true for people as well. Over the last month, I have been working backstage trying to make some new technical things work better for our groups. It has taken longer, and been way more frustrating than I could have

Life has been busy at Sanctuary Groups - and for all our friends as well. March begins the downhill slide through April to the end of school in May, and whether you have kids in school or not it affects us all - from traffic to travel - hold on everyone! And this has been no normal spring [points wildly around to ALL THE THINGS]. Believe me, our group members know first hand how complicated life can be. We see the heartache in our community and our world. As we walk through t

Both my kids grew up participating in Scouts, and the motto for both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts is to "be prepared." Being prepared for anything from a campout to a board meeting is supposed to be covered. But for someone who struggles with being hyper-vigilant [here I am, raising my hand and waving it around], being prepared can sometimes feel like it can never be fully prepared. How can we be prepared for ALL the possible scenarios? The Bible has a plethora of verses on bei

When I was in high school, my boyfriend's mom gave me a gift. It was a wooden plaque that explained what my name meant and attached a Bible verse to it. I have no idea where this "knowledge" came from, but nevertheless, the gift was purchased. It still sits on my library shelf. "Brandi" it surprisingly says, means "one of authority," and it associates the name with Proverbs 29:2 - "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the