True, God, she has heard me say that before . . . but I think it was Winston Churchill who defined Success as “Going from one failure to the next with undiminished enthusiasm.”
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Making the Most of Home and Failures
Tagged with: Exercises, Failure, Growing Up, home, Learning
Posted in growing toward up, Praise, Sacrifice, so much to learn
Posted in growing toward up, Praise, Sacrifice, so much to learn
Traveling Time and Space
Actually, speaking of soap, one sign in the Village said that soap was just coming into use in the 1830s. Before that water and a good scrub was what they used. Yikes! No soap, no deodorant, no electricity . . . no iPhones!
Tagged with: home, Old Sturbridge Village, Time Travel, traveling
Posted in God's Time, gratitude, Perspective, time
Posted in God's Time, gratitude, Perspective, time
Lost and Found in Bar Harbor, Maine
My mind churned most of the night as I thought back to where I could have lost it. Churning is a kind word for what my mind was doing. I was miserable! Self recrimination, regret, grief, and anger are only a few of the emotions storming around inside me.
Tagged with: grief, loss, praise, regret, sacrifice of praise
Posted in Anger, Grief, Praise, Prayer, Regret -- acknowledging and releasing it
Posted in Anger, Grief, Praise, Prayer, Regret -- acknowledging and releasing it
Leaving Cape Cod
Perhaps the writer who dubbed Pets as Vitamin P was right, God. Pets do center us. But, a connection with wild creatures seems even more powerful.
Tagged with: Beech Forest, Cape Cod, chickadees, opening, wild creatures
Posted in connecting, connections, friends, small meaningful moments, web of life
Posted in connecting, connections, friends, small meaningful moments, web of life
Shells, Seaweed and Seagulls
It is good to rest, God. Good to come to a full stop and be at ease — after our Boston Marathon bombing trauma just five days ago.
A Heartbreaking Event at the Boston Marathon
So, surrounded by marathoners, I trudged back into downtown Boston. Shocked. Numb. Sorrowing. But, oh, so thankful after only an hour or two to be together with Kit!
Tagged with: Bomb attacks, Boston Marathon, Numbness, Terrorist attack, Trauma
Posted in gratitude, Prayer, thankfulness
Posted in gratitude, Prayer, thankfulness
The Night before Kit Runs the Boston Marathon
Good Evening, God! Thank You for flowering trees that promise — be it ever so quietly — the approach of Spring! I see Spring in Hawaii, too. But it comes in the brilliant yellow of the gold trees — it…
A Moment with God 