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Hurricane Douglas and me

Posted on July 27, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God I have a new appreciation of the physiological and emotional effects of simply waiting. Hurricane Douglas gave us a near miss (65 miles north) this Sunday. Getting ready for the hurricane on Saturday was actually satisfying. Off…

Tagged with: Hurricane Douglas
Posted in Adventures, asking for help for myself, Choosing to respond, comfort, connecting, encourage and comfort, Energy, fears, Peace, Praising God for All Things, useful worrying?

So great a Cloud of Witnesses

Posted on November 18, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! My wonderful husband Kit was driving us home from church this morning when I saw these lovely clouds and snapped a photo. The photo had several lights show up in it. No doubt reflections of some kind.…

Tagged with: more than we can see, So great a cloud of witnesses
Posted in Being With, Blessing, encourage and comfort, Expand my Heart, imagining, Light, Light shining through, Possibilities

God’s Treasures

Posted on November 11, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! I went to a marvelous workshop this weekend. It was on Prophecy. . . on hearing You — believing that You are still speaking. And our presenter, Wayne Drain, actually had us “pray and listen” and then…

Tagged with: First Presbyterian Church at Koolau, Life in the Spirit, our fellow humans as beloved treasures, Pastor Wayne Drain
Posted in encourage and comfort, Expand my Heart, experimentation, Faith, Hearing, Prophecy: a Supernatural Gift of Encouragement, Prophetic Voices, responding to "nudges", responding to God's Spirit

My Medieval Marshall arrives to help

Posted on June 8, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Imagine my surprise, God, when The Marshall appeared inside me as an avuncular Scot with a charming accent and a supportive and encouraging approach. His enveloping warmth and certainty that I can “do it” had me picking up my 5 pound weights several times yesterday and today.

Tagged with: discipline, humility, loving certainty, My Inner Marshall
Posted in complexity, connecting, encourage and comfort, humility

Dying: “It’s not so bad . . .”

Posted on January 16, 2013 by a moment with god — 3 Comments

It was just a few weeks ago that You had Patty come (dream or vision or ?) and tell her, “Don’t be afraid, Grandma. It’s [dying] not so bad.” I do have to remind mom of that. But when I do, she always lights up and smiles. She remembers it!

Tagged with: 23rd Psalm, comfort, Death, dying, mothers
Posted in a hand up, accepting my need for help, comfort, encourage and comfort, Families, Mothers

Living in the Light of Easter

Posted on April 8, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Strange, God, how all of a sudden my viewpoint has shifted. Or, since You have been “keeping watch” over me — maybe not strange at all.

Tagged with: Charles Duhigg, exercising and strengthening our willpower, The Power of Habit
Posted in authority over my life, Books, Easter, encourage and comfort, Endurance, hope

Self Care — I’m Exploring it

Posted on March 12, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

I am learning that I need both self-indulgence AND self-discipline to take good care of my dear self.

Tagged with: self-care, self-discipline, self-indulgence, snow monkeys of Japan
Posted in Abundant Life, encourage and comfort, self care as maintenance, self care as self compassion and humility, Self-Respect

A Love Gift to Kit — and Me Too!

Posted on August 29, 2011 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Morning, God! Here we are, God, after running 3.1 miles. Kit, of course is fresh. I could hardly speak after a fast finish. Connie Comiso, the race organizer was standing 20 yards from the finish yelling at me, ‘You…

Tagged with: a helpful word, encouraging others, personal responsibility, running as a love gift
Posted in asking for help for myself, choosing HARD, encourage and comfort, Endurance, exercising, so much to learn, The difficulty of changing, Transitions, words to strengthen

On Becoming More Resilient

Posted on September 1, 2010 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Morning, God! So, imagine, God, yesterday I found 10 tips to become more RESILIENT. I found them in a book called, The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life by Ben Sherwood. In the book…

Tagged with: How good it is to speak words of encouragement
Posted in encourage and comfort, reframing, resiliency, words to strengthen