Good Morning, God I woke up with the old memory of my “Experience with the Burglar” in my mind. More precisely, the memory was of me, lying in the stairwell with the burglar hitting me with my Chinese walking stick,…
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Deer Asking for Help
Good Morning, God! Four young Sitka black-tailed deer swimming toward help — that’s quite a story! They were in the icy water of Stephen’s Passage, Alaska — who knows for how long — when they saw a boat and swam…
Optimism? — an interesting viewpoint
Good Morning, God! I’ve listened to this book. And it feels a bit like a kick in the head! WHACK! Things are getting BETTER! WHACK! WHACK! It’s odd, God. I have always thought of myself as a “biological optimist” —…
Balancing amidst the Overwhelming Jumble of Options
Good Morning, God! I love this photo — as I loved the movie — for the JOY that Philippe took in his balancing feats. As I pondered my long — 40 day — trip, God, I thought of just how…
Factors in Longevity — Obesity, Education and the Growth Mindset
Good Morning, God! Yesterday morning, I heard Professor Laura Carstensen say that educational level was the best predictor of longevity. My response was that I didn’t think it was so much the “information” gained as it was the self-discipline it…
No, I didn’t eat Chicken for dinner
Good Morning, God! Last night I was out to dinner and, no, I didn’t order chicken. I’ve been watching Michael Pollan interviewed on 360 video. It’s on the last 8 minutes of this link. Aurgh! All these poor chickens, raised…
Count it All Joy — when you fall into various trials
Good Morning, God! Looking at Crater Lake, it is EASY to praise You. Your creation calls out to be admired and enjoyed. But, right now my friend Heidi and the Advocates for Africa’s Children team are stuck in Manila —…
A New Day! A Gift from God!
Good Morning, God! It is Your Gift of a Sabbath Day! And I am up early — savoring it — appreciating it — thanking You for it. The rains came down our valley a few minutes ago, bringing with them…
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Posted in a hand up, God's gifts, Mistakes, Sabbath as PLAY, sabbath rest
Posted in a hand up, God's gifts, Mistakes, Sabbath as PLAY, sabbath rest
A Welcome Day of Rest
Good Morning, God! I looked at my calendar yesterday and I can stay home ALL DAY today! A Low-Stimulous Day! A GIFT! I think, God, that You might be installing a rheostat inside myself. Not an ON or OFF switch,…
On the unexpected joy of being corrected
Good Morning, God! I must say that Google is an amazing help to bad spellers — that being me. I use Google instead of a dictionary because in a dictionary — if you have the second and fourth letters WRONG…
A Moment with God 