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Blessing WHOM?

Posted on December 17, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Afternoon, God! I wrote this blog in the 20 minute break at the Morning of Centering Prayer. It felt urgent, God. I’m beginning to understand that Blessing folks strengthens all that is good in them. That is why You…

Blessing: a Light in the Darkness

Posted on December 14, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! My wonderful husband Kit has this very month retired from running the Honolulu Marathon. He says he is switching over to running half marathons (13.2 miles). And so, God, it is a New Year for me — a New Era? I…

A Bubble of Blessing

Posted on December 7, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! I’m finding that Blessing people is becoming easier and easier. Today, while I was blessing a friend I had a fun thought which expanded a bit on the whole idea of Blessing. Into my mind came an image…

Tagged with: a change of venue, Bubble of Blessing, Stone Altars
Posted in Blessing, Centering Prayer, clapping our hands in joy, connecting, Prayer, praying

Small Blessings and the Joy Factor

Posted on December 5, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day God! I’ve just discovered the JOY of writing with a brush! I’m not doing calligraphy . . . it is just that I am better able to express my feelings with a brush as I journal. And because I’m enjoying…

Tagged with: a dollop of joy, blank verse, marketing with Joy, small steps, writing with a brush
Posted in Blessing, Centering Prayer, connecting, Holy Spirit, JOY, Prayer

Blessing My Past

Posted on December 5, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! While going through some old notes I came across a quote or idea that said: We are to transform the Traumas of our past from Holes into Gateways for the Holy Spirit. WOW! That resonated with me. In…

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Posted in Blessing, connecting, Forgiving, healing, Holy Spirit, letting the Holy Spirit flow through us, Prayer, praying

Blessing My Body and Our Country

Posted on December 3, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! This afternoon, as I was doing my Centering Prayer, I fell into Blessing. I started with You. You are easy. The more I bless You, the more in awe I am of Your Complexity and of the…

Tagged with: I Timothy 2:1-2, Our Country, relationships
Posted in appreciation, Blessing, Centering Prayer, connecting, healing, kindness, LOVE, loving myself, Prayer

Blessing myself — a new frontier

Posted on November 30, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! Today I began the “assignment” to BLESS myself. I started with blessing You and that helped me to better understand blessing. Before, I didn’t even know that I didn’t understand what blessing was and involved. Now I am…

More on Blessing

Posted on November 29, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! I’m back after doing a few minutes of Blessing You “with all that is within me.” (Psalm 103:1) And I realize that blessing You is putting Everything in Perspective. That enlarged perspective is having a funny effect on me. The small…

Tagged with: Blessing the Lord, The Miracle and Power of Blessing
Posted in beauty, being a beginner, Blessing, Changing, connecting

A New Look at Blessing

Posted on November 28, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! Look what I stumbled upon! This Thanksgiving holiday I took it into my head to review, sort and donate some of my books. I have a lot of books. It took me all day to empty four…

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Posted in Blessing, Choosing to respond, connecting, Prayer

Valuing Friends and Fellow Countrymen

Posted on November 21, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Afternoon, God! I am glad to be here — sitting at my computer — AWARE of Your Presence. You are always present . . . but I am usually UNAWARE. So, God, when I looked at this photo of…