Good Day, God! And it WAS a good day. My wonderful mom is slowly recovering from the celebrations of Christmas and her 97th birthday (Dec. 27), including loving family visitors from the Mainland. I’m very thankful, God. While I was…
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Small Treasures — Some Saved, Some Noticed
Tagged with: "size doesn't matter", maybe time doesn't matter either
Posted in appreciation, delight, simple joys of daily life, stopping, stopping to see
Posted in appreciation, delight, simple joys of daily life, stopping, stopping to see
Reflecting at the end of the Day
Good Night, God! Sitting with You at the End of the Day feels softer. My biological optimism has ebbed and I can pause and look back. Optimists would rather look forward, God. Looking forward we can see — whatever we…
Tagged with: Do we have times and places to remove our "armor"?
Posted in rest, Rethinking, seeing, self care as self compassion and humility
Posted in rest, Rethinking, seeing, self care as self compassion and humility
Drifting through a Holiday
Good Night, God! The end of a relaxing slow day — a real holiday. And I am pondering the fact that this can be my norm. Hmm. It feels like bad luck to even think that, God. Things can happen.…
A Humbling Beginning to the New Year
Good Evening, God! Not that TIME matters to You. But, I am seeing how ENDING my day with a chat with You works. This morning, Kit was doing a 10K race and I wanted to start the new year with…
A New Year and a Definition of Success
Good Morning, God! A New Year! A Fresh Start! And, in spite of years and years of mostly failing in my Plans for Change, I am filled with enthusiasm and hope. And, yes, God, I do remember Winston Churchill’s famous…
Tagged with: receiving the New Year with enthusiasm, slowing down to hear
Posted in a New Year, thankfulness
Posted in a New Year, thankfulness
Ending the Year in a Humble State
Good Morning, God! Suzy and Kit are chatting away downstairs as they prepared to go play tennis.And I am sitting here ruminating on December, on 2011 and on my life. The thought foremost in my mind is daughter Sandy’s observation…
End of the Year Thoughts
Good Morning, God! I’m remembering a line from M. Scott Peck. It is something to the effect that A Parent Who Refuses to Learn From His Child Is Condemned to an Early Senility. That statement rings too true! Thank You,…
Tagged with: being a Very Proud Person, Pride
Posted in accepting my need for help, Being a Very Proud Person, daughters, Families, family visits, learning, Pride
Posted in accepting my need for help, Being a Very Proud Person, daughters, Families, family visits, learning, Pride
A Lovely Layered Day
Good Morning, God! Such a layered day I had yesterday. First came my Wednesday early morning women’s prayer group. Then our family of three — including daughter Suzy visiting from California — breakfasted with friends at the Big City Diner.…
A Family Birthday — with Friends, too
Good Morning, God! Aaaah! A lovely birthday dinner last night, celebrating my Mom’s 97th birthday! Actually, her presents didn’t get opened last night as we all went home to bed by 7:30 p.m. But, my mom said she loves extended…
Families and Trees — And Being Together
Good Morning, God! How very blessed I am with family — our immediate family and our extended family. This photo of trees reminded me of how we are all separate trees but as we grow our branches intertwine. They intertwine…
Tagged with: families, families of friends, growing up together
Posted in Families, Focus on what unites us, friends, gratitude, growing toward up
Posted in Families, Focus on what unites us, friends, gratitude, growing toward up
A Moment with God 