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Drifting Happily Through a Sabbath Day

Happy Sabbath Day, God A slow leisurely morning, God, then on into Church, and afterwards we had a nice visit with Fred and a surprisingly enjoyable “picnic” brunch with people we got to know over the food. Then home to

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Posted in being a Slow Learner, freedom, intentional and invited sacred space, relaxation, sabbath rest, sacred space, stopping, The difficulty of changing, Trusting God

Learning HOW to enjoy a Sabbath Day

Good Day, God! It has come to me that my purpose and meaning have come from WORK for so long that a FULL DAY WITHOUT WORK leaves me feeling rudderless and listless. Yeah, I do sort of realize that is

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Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, A weekly day of rest, Balancing and adjustments, being a Slow Learner, being together in a compassionate presence, breathing in Your Spirit, loving limits

Protect me from my Busyness, Please!

Good Morning God, I just had this lovely thought. This “cell” wasn’t so much to keep St. Kevin IN as it was to keep the world OUT. And it is the same with the Sabbath Day. It is designed to

Posted in A weekly day of rest, Abundant Life, accepting my authority to set limits, accepting my need for help, being a Slow Learner, busy, relaxation, Sabbath as PLAY, sabbath rest

Famine Ships and Doing More

Good Gracious, God! How hard it is to “hear” the story of the Irish Famine from a real live human being! We are not designed to do numbers.  One million dead — or was it two million dead — they

Posted in being a Slow Learner, being together in a compassionate presence, connecting, decision making, Haves and Have Nots, Having the Heart of a Have Not?, Heal Us Now

Carp, God’s Light and Praying for Enemies

Good Morning, God! I love doing this blog!  I love picking out photos. When I selected this one, I had no idea what the caption would be. But, it just came to me so clearly! When we pray for someone

Posted in being a Slow Learner, Expand my Heart, God's Light, Light, listening, Prayer, Praying for our enemies, the Light of the World

Transitions, being Grumpy and You, God

Ah God, Transitions are tricky — difficult. And preparing to do something really DIFFICULT — like running a marathon is particularly challenging. Kit is running one in 11 days. We leave in just 6 days. And, I have noticed in

Posted in being a Slow Learner, busy, busy as an attack strategy, Centering Prayer, compassion to care for myself, Grumpy as a reminder, Humility or Needing Help!, lap time, learning, relationships, Transitions

Blogs I Follow
Brené Brown

chatting and sometimes, listening

Rachel Naomi Remen

chatting and sometimes, listening

A Moment with God

chatting and sometimes, listening

Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

How to Step In -- Substitute Teaching

Brené Brown

chatting and sometimes, listening

Rachel Naomi Remen

chatting and sometimes, listening

A Moment with God

chatting and sometimes, listening

Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

How to Step In -- Substitute Teaching