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Spring, Palm Sunday and Rocks Rejoicing

It’s Palm Sunday, God! And it’s SPRING! The season of new beginnings — new life — new hope! Dear friends are leaving soon for Tokyo to see the cherry blossoms there. They will be appreciating, enjoying and I hope, rejoicing.

Posted in Holy Week, Palm Sunday, Praise, processing on deeper levels, responding to God's Spirit

Breakfast Conversations and Cosseting – an Old Verb returns

Good Morning God! First a THANK YOU for yesterday — a day in which I heard myself recommending that a friend “cosset” herself — and ended up feeling You had cosseted me. Cosset — to pamper and care tenderly for

Posted in acknowledging another's existence, being heard into speaking, being together in a compassionate presence, Conversations, friends, intentional and invited sacred space, letting the Holy Spirit flow through us, listening

Praise, the Gold Tree and me

Good Morning God! It was a wet, grey and rainy day yesterday. So when I saw that one of the Gold Trees on Hawaii Kai Drive was starting to bloom — I pulled into the JAIMS parking lot and came

Posted in Being ENJOYED by God, blooming, Praise, The sacrifice of praise

Cities at Night — Yikes! I’m in the Future!

Good night God, I’m leaving home early tomorrow so I’m doing Thursday’s blog tonight. And speaking of Night — look at this lovely photo of Houston at night. At first glance I thought it was some sort of organism —

Posted in a matter of scale, connections, Our lights vs Your light, Space stations and the Future

The Hurricanes of Life

Good Morning God, I was emailed this photo of Katrina and my first thought was WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, God, CREATING HURRICANES? Looking at it makes me feel small and fearful — so if that is the point — I

Posted in a matter of scale, fears, gratitude, humility, Perspective, Prayer

Coral Reefs, Trees and Orphans — All in GOD’S LOVE

Ah, God, what a glorious world You have given us. I took this photo as Kit was driving us into town. I love taking photos and even though this is captioned Maunalua Bay — I really took it for the

Posted in Advocates for Africa's Children, being together in a compassionate presence, Choosing to respond, connections, JOY, Uncategorized, web of life

Green living roofs and My ROOTS

Good Morning, God Thank You for Spring! And for a Sabbath Day in which I did play. A day in which my attention was caught by Green Roofs — literal green living roofs. I love the idea and I love

Posted in A weekly day of rest, being repotted, Sabbath as PLAY

A Sabbath Day — and Things Waiting

Good Morning God! Thank YOU!  It is a Sabbath Day of Rest! Yesterday morning was to be my TRASH DAY. I was looking forward to coming home from the Farmers’ Market at KCC and filling up my trash baskets. Alas, it

Posted in A weekly day of rest, an invitation to abundant life, authority over my life, blooming, clapping our hands in joy, courage, fears, finding hidden fears, JOY, Sabbath as PLAY

The Getty and A Servant of God

Good Morning God, I described the Getty as a “Temple set on a Hill” and I’ve been pondering that phrase. It is not, of course, a temple dedicated to You — rather it is dedicated to the gods of our

Posted in Balancing and adjustments, Rethinking, Temple to the Arts, Uncategorized

Spring and the Persian New Year

Good Morning God, I just found out that the Persians celebrate the start of the New Year (Now Rooz) when Spring starts. What a lovely idea. We start our new year right around the winter solstice when the days start

Posted in asking for help for myself, growing toward up, learning, relationships, resiliency

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