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A Slowly Unfolding Series of Surprises

Posted on July 3, 2025 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God It is just shy of one year since we moved to Tucson. And just a day or two over six months since I became a surviving spouse. Unless you have become one — there is no way…

Tagged with: Faith, god, Life After the Death of a Beloved Spouse, The shocking surprises of being a surviving spouse, The slow dissolving of life as I knew it
Posted in A difficult freedom, a matter of scale, connecting, disappearing routines, Disorientation, Grief, loss, Rituals, Surprises

Together At Last

Posted on December 29, 2024 by a moment with god — 3 Comments

Good Morning, God, This photo is of our beloved Patty with her wonderful Daddy, Kit, after they had both finished the 1979 Honolulu Marathon. Patty went on to be with YOU on June 20, 1981. And my beloved Kit joined…

Tagged with: god, Love, reframing death
Posted in a hand up, a matter of scale, a series of molts and upgrades, Abundant Life, accepting gifts sight unseen, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, Assurances, Cloud of Witnesses, LOVE, reframing, The Endless Flow of God's Love

FEAR and my personal steps in resisting it.

Posted on June 15, 2022 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God, We as a species have been bombarded with FEAR for the last few years. FEAR all by itself greatly dampens our immune system. Alas, FEAR tends to promote anger and blame and hate. That is a toxic…

Posted in a matter of scale, Centering Prayer, gratitude, LOVE, Praise, Praising God for All Things, Prayer, praying, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!, The Endless Flow of God's Love, the gift of persistent love, The sacrifice of praise

Life vs Death

Posted on March 22, 2021 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Night, God! Yesterday I read that one teaspoon of healthy soil contains one billion bacteria with 20,000 to 30,000 different species. This is in the book Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web. The…

Posted in A God given diversity, a matter of scale, an invitation to abundant life, connecting, gusts of hopelessness, hope, Hope as a gift from God, interactions, Life vs Death, regenerative agriculture, setting my life in context, the essential nature of hope, web of life

Judge NOT. . .part one

Posted on January 11, 2021 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God Judge not, that you be not judged. Matthew 7:1 ESV I woke up this morning, with these words in my heart. And I prayed for the courage to share them. Why? Because, just in sharing them I…

Tagged with: "the fires of hell", Judge NOT
Posted in a matter of scale, a prayer for healing, Anger, being together in a compassionate presence, Compassion, complexity, connecting, hate, living by every word that comes from God, Prayer, praying, Praying for our enemies, self care as self compassion and humility

A Joyful Event

Posted on August 5, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Queen Elizabeth II knighting Captain Tom Moore for his significant fundraising for NHS Good Evening, God I had read about how Captain Tom Moore had pledged to walk 100 laps of his backyard before his 100th birthday — in order…

Tagged with: Queen Elizabeth knights Captain Tom Moore
Posted in a matter of scale, acknowledging another's existence, Affirmations, appreciation, Awe, Being a Blessing, Belonging to each other, Blessing, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, connecting, Giving, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities

The need for new perspectives

Posted on May 24, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God, It feels as if the last few months have brought one new perspective after another. And I have learned that understanding isn’t so much about facts as how those facts are organized and connected. Indeed, what I…

Posted in a matter of scale, a new view of Commons, Abundant Life, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, accepting my need for help, adjusting, mental maps, Perspective, perspectives

Being Stretched – Being Thankful

Posted on November 22, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! I have so very much to be thankful for, God! My amazing husband . . . our darling daughters . . . our growing grandsons. Our family and our dear friends. The people we interact with .…

Tagged with: being loved, being stretched, size doesn't matter
Posted in a matter of scale, a series of molts and upgrades, Abundant Life, acknowledging another's existence, gratitude, Growth Opportunities, LOVE

A Magical Moment

Posted on March 19, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening God, My wonderful husband Kit and I were privileged to see the March 9, 2016 solar eclipse live! It was our third solar eclipse . . . but the magic had not faded . . . if anything…

Tagged with: a solar eclipse, diamond ring, March 9th 2016
Posted in a matter of scale, connecting, God as an Ongoing Gift, gratitude, thankfulness

Changing directions — a Helpful Tug

Posted on October 5, 2014 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

eing here — AT SEA — has gotten the attention of ALL of ME. The waves, even more than the Halifax museum’s displays of famous shipwrecks, is making me AWARE of the power of the sea. The power of Mother Nature. The power of the elemental FORCES of Nature. We are in Your Hands, God!