Good Morning, God! My Introduction to Jewelry Fabrication class is over, and I have to wait until January 24th to make more sea creatures. Only the starfish was made from a clean piece of copper. All the others were found…
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Being Handmade — Becoming Ourselves
Tagged with: being helped to find our talents and passions, creating with what is, scrap heaps, seeing potential
Posted in Creating, Discernment, growing toward up, Help me to see
Posted in Creating, Discernment, growing toward up, Help me to see
The Beauty of Ordinary Things
Good Morning, God! The beauty of ordinary things is sometimes overwhelming! My camera didn’t quite capture the beauty of this tree out in back of Kokua Co-op. But I “saw” it. You have put us in a Beautiful World, God.…
Tagged with: a moment with God, it takes energy to focus and appreciate, The beauty of the ordinary
Posted in appreciation, beauty, Families, Perspective
Posted in appreciation, beauty, Families, Perspective
Pythons and Parents and Hibernating Parts
Good Morning, God! For several days an amazing fact about snakes has been bouncing around in my mind. I learned that Snakes can go without food from six months to two years and still continue to grow. Extreme energy efficiency…
Tagged with: Accidentally reactivating old roles, Mother Bear wakes up but can't count
Posted in Families, family visits, growing toward up, respect
Posted in Families, family visits, growing toward up, respect
A “Room” in the Corridor
Good Morning, God! I’m a bit late this morning — due to the TIME at Queen’s Emergency Room yesterday. Monday’s are busy in the ERs, God. And Queens is OVER capacity — thus the “room” in the corridor. It was…
Tagged with: a trip to the ER, Caring and Complexity, Emergency Rooms on Overload
Posted in appreciation, complexity, daughters, LOVE, people as gifts
Posted in appreciation, complexity, daughters, LOVE, people as gifts
Early Morning Light and Hope
Good Morning, God! A new day is still an hour away. I am sitting in the stillness and silence and pondering Your Gift of A NEW DAY! New is a lovely word. Yesterday, I was looking at the pre-holiday clutter…
Tagged with: choosing the Growth Mindset, Mindsetonline, using what we have
Posted in choices, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, hope
Posted in choices, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, hope
Marathons, Ancient Heiaus and Christmas
Good Morning, God! All is quiet. My sweetie pie is out for an eight mile run. The night still has a few more minutes before the sun rises. This is the start of Marathon Week. The Honolulu Marathon being next…
Tagged with: God's Love, heiau, marathons as sacrificial offerings
Posted in Christmas, LOVE, Sacrifice
Posted in Christmas, LOVE, Sacrifice
BLESS! BLESS!
Good Morning, God! Last night I heard my husband, Kit, calling me, “COME! COME! COME!” I thought there was some sort of disaster — but then heard him say SUNSET! So, it was back up the stairs for my iPhone.…
Tagged with: Bless, bless and to not curse, Blessing, Forgiving is Healing, Russ Parker
Posted in Blessing, healing, Holy Spirit, Sunsets
Posted in Blessing, healing, Holy Spirit, Sunsets
Blooming — Where ever we are
Good Morning, God! I was thinking of using photos of Sunrises or Rainbows for this morning’s blog. But it feels as if You have selected this small flower — blooming in a small crack between the concrete wall and the…
Tagged with: a moment with God, being afraid blocks the light, Growing takes hope, we are never done
Posted in blooming, Failing, fears, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities
Posted in blooming, Failing, fears, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities
Robojellies and 20 million trees
Good Morning, God! Well, I actually thought THIS WAS a photo of the robojellyfish that scientists have been working on. Not so! It is a box jellyfish. The photo appeared in an article in Space Daily about how engineers at Virginia…
Tagged with: allocating our resources, How to create worthwhile jobs, robojellyfish
Posted in Choosing Meaning, Creating, earning a living, systematic rebuilding required
Posted in Choosing Meaning, Creating, earning a living, systematic rebuilding required
Dogs and Coaches — and Cats?
Good Morning, God! How long is it, God, that dogs have chosen to be our companions? A long, long time. Faithful friends. Surely a beneficial relationship for both dog and human. I remember staying at a B&B in England that…
Tagged with: dogs and cats together, Dogs and Leaders, hierarchies and communities, Men and hierarchies
Posted in Diversity, interspecies contact, Understanding
Posted in Diversity, interspecies contact, Understanding
A Moment with God 