Shannon's Corner

   SHANNON’S CORNER Tis the season of gratitude and thanksgiving. I have so much that I am grateful for that could fill up pages so I will just share from this past month what I am grateful.   My family.   I am thankful for each one and how they have impacted my life this year in one way or another.  Even with our differences that we love and care for one another.  It was great to celebrate Thanksgiving together and share with one another what we have been grateful for over this past year.  Also, loved playing four-square with the nieces and nephews and spicey Uno with the older nieces and adults. My global church family – the body of Christ.   God using you to chip away my hard edges that I have grown and matured in my spiritual walk and have been challenged by you all, my fellow brothers, and sisters in Christ.  I have been encouraged, strengthened, and refreshed by you.  Your prayers on my behalf as ...

  SHANNON’S CORNER Quality time is one of my love languages and so spending time with some amazing people was such a delight.  I spent a week with Ryan and Haylie while Brenda and Mark celebrated their anniversary in Iceland.  I was pleasantly surprised as I was in the area to see Rylie play her first college softball game for Grove City College.  I really enjoyed watching Morgan play volleyball.  Hanging out on the sidelines with Bryan, Britt, Dad, Maureen, and Jane.  Hanging out with Rachel and Theo to see Jack play soccer and Miro coaching the team and later in the car as we drove to see Mary Jane, Kurt, Oliva, James, and Aliza to help Mary Jane with her project. Since most of my ministry is virtual it really makes traveling convenient.  It has been a blessing and a delight to facilitate my  Facebook Connection Group  of women who are in transition this month.  Just having other like-minded women who...

   SHANNON’S CORNER Debriefs are intentional time set aside for people to process which is the discipline of understanding, sorting, and proceeding with emotions and thoughts in a healthy way.  We intuitively process as the event is happening and it is good to have some distance from the event to process it with some perspective and in light of any new development in our lives as well. I had the privilege of sitting down with four ladies all in various seasons of life and located around the world to create a safe space for them to process their life’s journey.  Three out of the four this was their first time to have experienced a debrief and not sure what they were getting themselves into.  One shared all 16 years of serving in Costa Rica. Another shared many parts of her childhood up to her present age as she grew up as a third culture kid.  Another shared just the last 5 years of her life.  One has re-entered her passpor...