Under the Magnolia Tree

Rhythms of Grace

May 3, 2022July 8, 2022 maflake

I spent a few days last week in the woods near Blairsville, Georgia, helping put up a fence. I was there with a group from my church on a mission trip. Sometimes mission trips are for others and sometimes they are for us. This one was for me. Carrie and Nathan Dean live with their… Continue reading Rhythms of Grace

#Holy Week, #Plagues, spirituality

Three Plagues

April 13, 2022July 8, 2022 maflake

Ever feel like you are in the middle of the Biblical Plagues?

Gardening, Psalm 92, spirituality

Staying bendable

April 1, 2022July 8, 2022 maflake

How bendable are you?

death of a family member, spirituality

Tribute to Mary Frances

February 28, 2022July 8, 2022 maflake

I received a text late one night a few weeks ago from my cousin Scott: “Call me if you are up.” I knew what had happened. My aunt Mary Frances, Scott’s mother, and my father’s last living sibling, had died, her heart stopping suddenly while she was getting ready for bed. I was caught off… Continue reading Tribute to Mary Frances

inner child, spirituality

Guest blog on The Welcome Table!

January 25, 2022July 8, 2022 maflake

I am so excited to be featured as a guest blogger on The Welcome Table! I love this site, which was started by the Bunce sisters, a group of four young women who have the goal of fostering the type of conversations they experienced around the table growing up. If you sign up for their… Continue reading Guest blog on The Welcome Table!