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At Home — Hovering between OFF and SLOW
Good Morning, God! Here I am, curled up in my bed — occasionally coughing — and SO THANKFUL that I had the wit (read: humility) to cancel all my Monday appointments. Doing that was a big deal. Somehow, I take…
Rome, Romans and Me
Good Morning, God! A Sabbath Morning — a Day Set Aside for Rest and Restoration. And, I confess right now, I shall most likely do some work. I am the loser. But, perhaps, others are too. Now THAT is a…
Iron Bars at Work and Play
Good Day, God! And it IS a good day that saw the airspace open over Ireland so we could fly back to Boston. I had no idea that I was taking the idea of being able to fly so for…
A saint’s cell and solitude and silence
Another lovely day, God! Thank YOU! This morning we went back in time – back to the 600s in Glendalough. St. Kevin had gone off to be holy and ended up founding a monastery back in the 600s. I felt…
Solar Power — and the Power of Hearing Ourselves
Ah, God! It’s EARTH DAY and somehow it seems right to feature an image of our Sun — massively switching to solar power would certainly be a gift to our Earth. Kit and I were flying from Dublin to Shannon…
The Post-Easter Work — Spiritual Spring Cleaning
Good Morning God! The Glories of Easter are still resounding in my ears — namely the Hallelujah Chorus. Standing there in church with the brass reverberating through my bones and the voices of dear friends soaring — ah, God, THANK…
A Sabbath Day — and Things Waiting
Good Morning God! Thank YOU! It is a Sabbath Day of Rest! Yesterday morning was to be my TRASH DAY. I was looking forward to coming home from the Farmers’ Market at KCC and filling up my trash baskets. Alas, it…
The Excitement in Eating Traditional Foods
Thank You, God for really GOOD FOOD! Yesterday it was Persian Food. It was like the Lebanese and Vietnamese in that they eat lots of fresh herbs. How did it happen, God that American’s just put a sprig of parsley…
A Moment with God 