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Standing Free — Becoming Me

Posted on August 23, 2013 by a moment with god — 2 Comments

Ah, but You have set us free, God. Free to become more our individual selves. I like that! I love the story where You are supposed to have said to Rabbi Mendlebaum, “I didn’t want you to be more like Moses. I wanted you to be more like Rabbi Mendlebaum!”

Morning Light and Love

Posted on August 18, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God, It’s been a long time between my posts . . . time is in a bit of a tangle right now. Or maybe I’m the one who is in a tangle? Actually, I’m sure I’m just more…

Tagged with: Emotional Tangles, Parable of the Prodigal Son, Sorting out our feelings
Posted in connecting, daughters, Forgiven!, Mothers

Inner Sunsets and Twilight Times

Posted on August 9, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Last night, as this great gift of forgiveness poured through me, I felt refreshed. Perhaps being half asleep made it easier for my deep inner unconscious to hear Your Words of forgiveness — Your Words of New Life and New Beginnings.

Tagged with: forgiveness, New Beginnings, New Life, Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Posted in connections, Good News!, Grief, LOVE, Mothers

The physicality of grief

Posted on July 21, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

I’m not sure our society or our scientists understand the Physical Cellular Connection between Momthers and Daughters. We share mitochondria. We share the deepest possible physical connection.

Mommies and Babies — and Saying Goodbye

Posted on July 16, 2013 by a moment with god — 4 Comments

I have been taken by surprise at the grief flowing through me. It’s very primal, God. I guess grief always is. But because my husband Kit and I had been “assisting” mom daily the last few years, playing games and talking — part of me sees her as my baby. So it’s a sort of double whammy.

Tagged with: family, grief, Hospice, Mother, Mother daughter bond
Posted in connecting, Grief, LOVE, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small, Perspective

My Inner Unforgiving, Wilderness

Posted on July 13, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Yes, God. It is not lost on me that there are many, many explanations I will never get to hear — and about many, many things. Please God, help me Open my Heart and my Mind to the existence of unknown explanations.

Tagged with: An Unforgiving Spirit, Explanations, forgiving, resentments
Posted in awareness, complexity, connections, Forgiving, humility

Sunsets Coming

Posted on July 10, 2013 by a moment with god — 4 Comments

But, in addition, I am feeling more and more a part of The Web of Life. More than ever I sense that it extends further and deeper than we humans can begin to imagine.

Tagged with: dying, family, life, mothers, sunsets
Posted in connecting, LOVE, Mothers, web of life

Mom’s Faithful Watch-cat

Posted on July 6, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

All that said, God, my mom’s cat, Katrina, has been a faithful companion. When mom goes to bed the cat jumps up to join her. And for some time the cat was trying to let me know that “something isn’t right” here. Sigh. We both knew that. But, I sure didn’t know what to do about it.

Tagged with: Cat, no-purr exteriors, Purr, Service animal
Posted in Caring, connecting, Mothers, web of life

Transitioning — A long Gentle Slope

Posted on July 2, 2013 by a moment with god — 3 Comments

Mom isn’t in pain. And there is no real medical problem. WOW! At any age that is a BLESSING and especially so at 98 1/2 Thank You, God! Thank You for such a wonderful mother . . . and such a good brother!

Tagged with: Grieving, Hospice, mothers and daughters, Queens Hospital, Transitioning
Posted in connecting, gratitude

Why Women Live Longer

Posted on June 24, 2013 by a moment with god — 3 Comments

It’s about the evolutionary advantage of having women live longer. The first woman to live past child-bearing years became The First Grandmother! Scientific studies have verified that having a grandmother increases a child’s chances of surviving . . . and thriving.