G.K. Chesterton had it right when he said, “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.”
Yearly Archives: 2011
Flying over Molokai — Hope and Help — and Love
Tagged with: being transformed, Father Damien, hope, lepers, Love, Molokai
Posted in hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Meaning
Posted in hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Meaning
Oceans and Wetlands — Certainty and Ambiguity
Good Morning, God! This is my view of Moanalua Bay while stopped at a red light. Up until maybe two or three days ago, I had four categories for Hawaii Kai: 1) Ocean 2) Moanalua Bay 3) Marina 4) Land.…
Tagged with: Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz, marinas, our love of certainty, wetlands
Posted in clear waterways, complexity, web of life
Posted in clear waterways, complexity, web of life
Kakaako, Families, and the Ongoing Adjustments of Life
Good Morning, God! Yesterday found me in the heart of Kakaako, just west of the Ala Moana shopping center. I think of Kakaako as Where the Work Gets Done. Work places are rarely pretty but they are really necessary. I…
Tagged with: adjustments, deeper healing, forgiving, hidden traumas, processing, sharing our wounds, tears of repentance, The Heart of Kakaako
Posted in connecting, Conversations, courage to see myself, family visits, Feeling our feelings, finding hidden fears, Forgiving, Hearing, listening, Sharing
Posted in connecting, Conversations, courage to see myself, family visits, Feeling our feelings, finding hidden fears, Forgiving, Hearing, listening, Sharing
A Night in Old Hawaii
Good Morning, God! Last night’s tribute to the late Auntie Irmgard, a local legend in Hawaiian music, was like going back in time. Back to a family time — back to a slower time — when entertainment was something we did together,…
An American Spring?
Good Morning, God! Hmmm. Not long ago one of my blogs had a graph showing the top 1% of Americans having wealth going UP UP UP! The next 2% were mostly holding their own. But the other 97% were getting…
Tagged with: a moment with God, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street spreads, on being a community
Posted in a hand up, adjusting, Anger, Compassion, courage
Posted in a hand up, adjusting, Anger, Compassion, courage
Beauty, Life and Weeping with Those Who Weep
Good Morning, God! I’m headed off this morning — EARLY — to get my mom to the doctor’s by 7:30 A.M. I want to get to her apartment in time for her to have some coffee and a bite to…
Steve Jobs — Icon and Inspiration
Good Morning, God! A sad, sad day, God. Yesterday Steve Jobs left us and went to be with You. Has he been after You yet to “Make Your Universe More User Friendly?” Just joking, God! But, then, maybe I’m not.…
Tagged with: caring about the user, innovation, loving my iPhone, Steve Jobs, the importance of great design
Posted in Art, beauty, Communication
Posted in Art, beauty, Communication
The sky’s the limit? — or living within limits?
Good Morning, God! I used to think of my days just like I did my suitcase — always room for one more thing! Oh my! That was back in my childhood (say last year?) when I thought limits were nasty…
Tagged with: 24/7 work week, humility, overfilling my days, Sabbath Rest
Posted in humility, Humility or Needing Help!, living within limits, sabbath rest
Posted in humility, Humility or Needing Help!, living within limits, sabbath rest
Orphaned Elephants in Kenya — and Hope
Good Morning, God! I’ve been reading more National Geographic magazines, God. It comes with sitting in waiting rooms. Yesterday I learned about an orphanage for elephants in Kenya. It’s the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi. There’s a lot of…
Tagged with: compassion, orphaned elephants in Kenya, sharing the planet with fellow creatures, understanding
Posted in Changing, choices, growing toward up, Help me to see, hope, Understanding
Posted in Changing, choices, growing toward up, Help me to see, hope, Understanding
A Moment with God 