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…
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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 Family Christmas Dinner
Good Morning, God! Ah, our Christmas Dinner was a success! Daughter Suz created a fresh spinach and leek casserole with gruyere cheese and cream and butter. Marvelous! And when I announced that she had worked for hours and hours and hours…
Christmas Eve at Central Union Church
Good Morning, God! I’m up early — just to say THANK YOU for Christmas — then I shall go back to bed, back to sleep. Last night Kit, Suzy and I had our traditional Christmas Eve dinner at Duc’s on…
Here comes Christmas — More than we can grasp
Good Morning, God! Today is Christmas Eve — the day before Christmas when all is Waiting and Holding its breath. I love the legends and folktales, God. Isn’t there one about the animals being able to speak on Christmas Eve?…
Tagged with: Christmas brings love and hope, understanding that we don't understand
Posted in Christmas, hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Understanding
Posted in Christmas, hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Understanding
Committing to the Dance of Life
Good Morning, God! Yesterday I actually left home without my iPhone. A whole day without a photographic record! Hmm. But, perhaps, I have more snapshots stored in my mind because of that. The exhibit of Yuan paintings at the Honolulu…
Tagged with: a moment with God, committing to the Dance of Life, dancing in flight
Posted in Dancing, freedom, perspectives, Understanding
Posted in Dancing, freedom, perspectives, Understanding
Seeking, Asking and Knocking — Looking Ahead
Sometimes solutions to problems are just as simple as “changing a setting” or two.
Tagged with: accepting help, asking for help, changing my "settings"
Posted in accepting my need for help, being repotted, Changing, daughters, Definitions, family visits
Posted in accepting my need for help, being repotted, Changing, daughters, Definitions, family visits
Angels and Humans
Good Morning, God! Yesterday I joined a dear friend for breakfast at the Arcadia retirement residence. She had worked with me on the library committee there since 1997, and we both retired this August. It did my heart good to…
Taking care of “My Own Dear Self”
Underground currents of salt water flowing deep within me.
A Moment with God 