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Small Delights amidst major upheavals

Posted on May 21, 2020 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Day, God! My mental maps have been buffeted over the last few months and then yesterday we got the video from our senior pastor that he was resigning due to burn out. Sigh. . . But, talking . .…

Unexpected Delights

Posted on March 29, 2020 by a moment with god — 2 Comments

Good Morning, God! And how good it is to begin my day with You…. Coming back from our morning walk I caught another glimpse of this beautiful green gecko on the bright red heliconia. Hmm. I see that this gecko…

A Morning at the Beach

Posted on December 10, 2019 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I love silhouettes! That way I don’t invade people’s privacy. And these folks — either going out or coming back from surfing — caught the JOY of the morning. Then too, there is the BLUE of the…

Tagged with: beaches, Being in the NOW
Posted in Abundant Life, appreciation, attunement, authority over my life, Awe, beauty, Being With, connecting, Enjoyment, web of life

A FULL day . . .A HAPPY day

Posted on July 11, 2019 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Evening, God! I really wasn’t sure if I would make it through yesterday! Wednesday is my busy day . . . and I had added THREE extra events into it. And each event was at least 2 hours long.…

Tagged with: Kawaikui Beach Park, Koko Crater, Koko Head
Posted in appreciation, beauty, gratitude, time, web of life

Enchanted by a large school of small fish

Posted on November 16, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! How amazing are Your Creatures! This morning I got back in the water to do my exercises. As I swim along I mostly stare at the sand and odd bits of coral. I was in a relaxed…

Tagged with: swimming with a large school of small fish
Posted in appreciation, beauty, delight, Enchantment, gratitude

The Joy of Beauty

Posted on November 8, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! Thank You! Thank You for so much beauty! This is a hibiscus belonging to my spiritual director. I think she was puzzled as to why I was taking its photo. She sees theses every day. Hibiscus are…

Tagged with: FaithAction, Honolulu, working together
Posted in beauty, blooming, Enthusiasm, Faith, JOY

Finishing up

Posted on November 4, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! Through a series of miscommunications I had a full day at home. Knowing I had all day I was able to tackle organizing tasks that had been too overwhelming before. That is not to say they…

Embracing Enchantment

Posted on March 8, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! The other day, as I was doing Centering Prayer, I invited whoever wished to come up out of my Inner Dungeon to appear. Immediately there stood before me — in my Mind’s Eye — a woman who…

Tagged with: AWE, Quantum Physics, Synchronicity, The Inexplicable, wonder
Posted in Awe, beauty, connecting, delight, Enchantment, Faith, Greening Spirit, mysteries

The Delight of Surprises

Posted on February 2, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! What a marvelous world we live in. My wonderful husband Kit and I went with dear friends to watch the Super Moon rise. Only we went on the 30th . . . one day before full. Full…

Dwelling in the Now

Posted on March 3, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! This was from yesterday’s walk/jog. And looking at it makes me happy. Beauty does that. In looking at the photo, I have the joy of its beauty — and I have the joy of the memory of…

Tagged with: Being With, floating serenely in the Now
Posted in beauty, connecting, fears, Journaling, Peace, small hidden fears