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Steps going up toward the Light

Posted on September 20, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God I saw this photography in the current issue of the Smithsonian. It is of the basement area (where the workers lived) of the Alhambra. My wonderful husband Kit just said, “That is the gloomiest photo I have…

Tagged with: Gabor Mate
Posted in authenticity, health, Light, power, The power of images, The Power of Naming, The power of Story, Truth, Truth Tellers

Dysfunctional Beliefs

Posted on September 12, 2023 by a moment with god — 2 Comments

Good Day, God This morning, I caught myself in a dysfunctional belief. I had told myself “Just one game of solitaire!” Almost immediately, I found that I was just about to finish a second game! Sigh, in the past I…

Posted in connecting, dysfunctional beliefs, gusts of hopelessness, hope, Hope as a gift from God, It is Never too late, Self Respect, stopping

The Heavens Declare the GLORY of God

Posted on September 10, 2023 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Morning, God Kit and I were out to watch the sun rise this morning at Island Brew. And we saw the brightest rainbow I have seen in a long time. At first it was just a suggestion of a…

Posted in beauty, delight, God's Light, Heavens declare the Glory of God, JOY, Light shining through, simple joys of daily life

Speaking as an Aging Lioness

Posted on September 9, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

The happy couple, Hubert and Kalisa– both 21 years old and together since 2014 — euthanized in 2020 Good Morning, God I saw this photo and identified! My wonderful husband, Kit, and I have been married for 64 years. And…

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Posted in authority over my life, connecting, kindness, Life vs Death, LOVE, Lovingkindness, Queen of my Life, simple joys of daily life, The Endless Flow of God's Love, the gift of persistent love, the layers of life, web of life

A Surprising Gift

Posted on September 2, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God This morning it was my turn to be responsible for our zoom Morning of Prayer. We meet online the first Saturday of the month — 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. HST. I wanted to have the theme —…

Tagged with: Fr. Ed, Jeremiah 29:11-13, Lahaina Maui, unexpected endings
Posted in being FORGIVEN by God, embedded in God's Time, God as an Ongoing Gift, God wants to nourishes us, God's Attention, God's gifts, God's Light, God's Provision, Hearts, inner paths of the heart, The Cloud of Unknowing

Happy to be Home

Posted on July 20, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God There is nothing like a stay in a hospital to make me appreciate Home! Mind you, it was my wonderful husband Kit who was the patient. Still, I was there every night and most of the day.…

Posted in becoming the change I wish to see, Changing, connecting, focus, logistics, moving, Nature, Progress and our Change in Focus, The difficulty of changing, the Joy of Working Together, View Points, visible turnings, Vision

HOME from a 5 day stay in Straub Hospital

Posted on July 15, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! How amazing to have Kit’s cellulitis infection occur in the time when daughter Sandy was visiting from Tucson! Thank You for that “coincidence”. Because doing it together was hard enough — doing it alone? SCARY! On Sunday…

Posted in blessings, connecting, kindness, Laughing, Lovingkindness, needing help, Planning, Self Care, self care as maintenance, self care as self compassion and humility

More on my Prayer Bell

Posted on May 22, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day God, It began with a simple command. Go get your biggest bell. Ring it every day at noon. And pray for World Peace. That was back in early February. And here I am in mid May still ringing…

Posted in acknowledging my need for prayer, connecting, God's Time, JOY, Prayer, simple joys of daily life, Structure, taking time to focus, time

A Planet of Prodigal Children

Posted on April 16, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God Many years ago, it came to me that we (all humans) were prodigals — which I just learned means wasteful. In this story which Jesus tells the prodigal was a younger son who asked for his “share”…

Posted in Attention Limits, awareness, Awe, connecting, humility, Humility or Needing Help!, LOVE, Mothers, Mothers and Fathers, self care as self compassion and humility, The Endless Flow of God's Love, the gift of persistent love

EXCITED TO SHARE!

Posted on March 17, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

GOOD MORNING, GOD What am I doing buying a book about a boy with a faster brain when I am an 83 year old woman? Perhaps I don’t have ADD — anymore than anyone born in this culture does. But,…

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Posted in connecting, God's Time, Needed Repair Time, recovery time, taking time to focus, time, Wanting a protected time