Good Evening, God I love finding beautiful flowers and ripening fruits as we walk in our valley. And I especially love the areas that fall “outside” of anyones responsibility. To me, they are tiny oases of wilderness. And their exuberant…
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Sharing the Playground
Good Evening, God Just yesterday — on our morning walk up the hill — I saw a man doing exercises on the playground apparatus. At first I just sort of peeked at him. Then I congratulated him on his thinking…
Embracing Reality
Good Evening, God There are layers upon layers of Reality. Almost all of them beyond my ability to perceive — or comprehend. But, somehow that feels like what we are called to do. I marvel at what we as a…
A Walk Through Time
Good Evening, God This image was from the Deep Time Walk people. That is an app for iPhone or iPad — and I have downloaded it. I chose not to actually walk . . . not during my wonderful husband…
Structure
Good Evening, God! I was leaving my spiritual director’s home when I spotted these marvelous burst of lines. The lovely blue flowers were long gone. But, I found the structure of each former flower delightful. In fact, I saw them…
Artisans of the Common Good
Good Day, God! Pope Francis said it so well. We are all Artisans of the Common Good. I love that phrase! It embraces us ALL. All of us “ordinary folk” are welcomed into the Creative Pool. Given the Title of…
Self Pity or Self Compassion?
Good Evening, God I just finished reading Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking. In it she raises the specter of “self pity”. As I read it I thought about what a common theme this is in our society. My…
Rituals made while I wait
Good Evening, God! Always TWEAKING . . . that’s my motto. I love making small little changes — like adjusting a habit . . . a behavior pattern . . . or even how I view some problem. I do it…
Dining at the Andover Inn after “Regrouping”
Good Morning, God! I’m not sure if it was my resolution to Go Slow — or Kit’s Good Sense. But we decided to forgo the Friday night dinner we had paid for and, instead dine at the Andover Inn. That…
Grasping the Extent of Our Power to Create
Good Morning, God! Nothing like observing YOUR creations to make us humble. A rainbow is always breathtaking . . . and one against sunset lit clouds . . . even more so. But, humble or not, we ARE made in…
