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Prayer, the Work of Believers

Good Morning, God! I’m off to work for the morning at the Library. I love working with the library committee and residents who have become such dear friends. How GOOD it is to work together on meaningful projects. How I…

Posted in being heard into speaking, being together in a compassionate presence, meaningful work, Prayer, Praying together extemporaneously

Blossoms, and Blooming — Tulips and Humans

Good Morning, God! I’m back to flowers! “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, the toil not, neither do they spin . . .” Jesus was pointing out our concern for clothing — saying that You clothe the…

Posted in Balancing and adjustments, choices, gifts and giftings, Praise, Trusting God

Flowing SLOWLY into God’s Time

Thank You God! This is what my Sabbath Day was like, yesterday. It was like a slowly flowing stream — calm, relaxed, refreshing itself. The magic word seems to be S L O W. I confess, God, that I have…

Posted in A weekly day of rest, Abundant Life, God wants to nourishes us, God's gifts, God's Time, responding to God's Spirit

Protect me from my Busyness, Please!

Good Morning God, I just had this lovely thought. This “cell” wasn’t so much to keep St. Kevin IN as it was to keep the world OUT. And it is the same with the Sabbath Day. It is designed to…

Posted in A weekly day of rest, Abundant Life, accepting my authority to set limits, accepting my need for help, being a Slow Learner, busy, relaxation, Sabbath as PLAY, sabbath rest

Connections over Time and Space and a Call to TURN

Good Morning God, I must confess I was going to post a photo of flowers and chat about how I wanted to buy some flowers for my car port garden. But my heart is full of Our Need for HEALING.…

Posted in a prayer for healing, asking for and accepting forgiveness, connecting, connections, Heal Us Now, healing, Prayer, responsibility, Uncategorized

Rest, Rejoicing, and Colored Celtic Crosses

Good Day, God! Time Zones have caught up with me. Yesterday I was rushing out of the house when I heard Diana’s voice calling. I FORGOT it was Thursday with my standing 6:30 a.m. walk date with her. That was…

Posted in adjusting, Colors, JOY, recovery time, rejoicing, relaxation, the waiting cross, time

The Irish Pikemen of 1798 and before . . .

Good Morning, God! This statue honoring the pikemen who fought and died in the rebellion of 1798 has stayed in my mind — or should I say it keeps coming up. Standing there, looking at it, I was impressed with…

Posted in a prayer for healing, asking for help for myself, courage, fears, growing toward up, Humility or Needing Help!, processing on deeper levels, responding to God's Spirit

Lamp poles and Life’s Layers and Mental Maps

Good Day, God! I love this photo. I love the swirls of the lamp post which seem to say Isn’t THIS FUN! A joyful lamp post? Well, I feel joyful looking at it. Then on the left are the unstructured…

Posted in complexity, JOY, layer upon layer, responding to "nudges", responding to God's Spirit

My Day as a Garden, Earth as God’s Garden

Good Morning, God! I am still so thankful — make that THANKFUL — to be home, God. I had 11 hours of sleep the first night home and am functioning pretty well. Back on my “right eating” plan after ENJOYING…

Posted in appreciation, responding to God's Spirit, responsibility, stopping, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!

The road less taken — to understanding and peace

Good Morning, God We were in Ireland for almost two weeks and I’m still gathering my impressions and thoughts and trying to sort things out. Right at the moment, God, I’m thinking that there really are always two sides. It…

Posted in acknowledging another's existence, being together in a compassionate presence, humility, Peace

Blogs I Follow
Brené Brown

chatting and sometimes, listening

Rachel Naomi Remen

chatting and sometimes, listening

A Moment with God

chatting and sometimes, listening

Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

How to Step In -- Substitute Teaching

Brené Brown

chatting and sometimes, listening

Rachel Naomi Remen

chatting and sometimes, listening

A Moment with God

chatting and sometimes, listening

Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

How to Step In -- Substitute Teaching