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Pondering HOPE

Posted on February 11, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God This is a photo of an almost full moon. I chose the Moon instead of the Sun as an image in order to indicate the weakness of my image of hope. My view of hope was of…

Tagged with: Atlas of the Heart
Posted in connecting, growing toward up, hope, the essential nature of hope, the Growth Mindset, The Power of Naming

Ring a Bell for World Peace

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

Good Evening, God I was ruminating after my Centering Prayer — pondering Hope. Wondering if Hope was something one could enlarge? My understanding of Hope was meager. Hope was in You and Hope was from You. But that Hope was…

Posted in connecting, Expand my Heart, healing, health, hope, Hope as a gift from God, interactions, Optimism

New Every Morning — My Views on Health

Posted on January 30, 2023 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Morning, God! The idea came to me this morning, God, why don’t I share my view of Health? I’m smiling. I didn’t even know I had a View. But, having heard the suggestion, I have gathered up a few…

Posted in choices, Energy, health, hope, the essential nature of hope, trust, Trusting God

Pay Attention!

Posted on January 17, 2023 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Evening, God Pay AttentionBe AstonishedTell about it These are Mary Olivers guidelines. And what a marvelous job she did of all three. A few days ago I was surprised to find the injunction to pay attention in the book…

I Have A Dream — and Mahalia Jackson

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

Good Evening, God I just wanted to share a bit of back story about Martin Luther King Jr. and his I HAVE A DREAM speech. Apparently, King had decided to downplay his identity as a preacher and try to get across some…

Meaning as an Essential Nutrient for Health

Posted on January 10, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God While chatting with my wonderful husband, Kit, about how his older brother had died in his early 80’s while he, Kit was still alive at 88, I commented that church goers statistically live longer than non-church goers.…

Adventures in Personal Responsibility

Posted on January 8, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Afternoon, God I have given up the idea of growing up! I am just trying to grow toward up. In truth, it I were to try to define up — I wouldn’t know where to begin. Well, not quite…

The Power of Pausing

Posted on January 4, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God A New Year, a New Day . . . we are given many opportunities to PAUSE and to RECONSIDER. This whole idea of pausing has been trying hard to get my attention and enlarge itself. Funny to…

Posted in Cautionary tales, Optimism, pausing, Persistence, Reflecting, The power of images, Vision

Small Acts of Adoration

Posted on December 27, 2022 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Morning, God! It seems like such a long long time since I posted a blog. A friend gave me the words to explain why — Unscheduled and Nonnegotiable — I added: life in the Care Giving Lane. The good…

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Posted in Adoration, Awe, beauty, Circadian Rhythms, connecting, Glorious, pausing

Stolen Focus — a Systemic Situation

Posted on October 18, 2022 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Day, God Iʻve been READING again! I mean WHOLE books! And I have just learned WHY and how we all have the power to regain our ability to read and think. First of all, research shows that for the…