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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

An Invitation to Grow

Posted on December 7, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! and Hello to Peter Shankman — photo right For years I have been aware that I am not a very good manager of myself. That “problem” is part of what made working so enjoyable! I had limits…

Tagged with: ADHD, Faster Than Normal, meaningful rules, Peter Shankman
Posted in Expand my Heart, experimentation, Flourishing, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, interactions, Motivation, Queen of my Life, responsibility, Rethinking, role models

Rejoicing and Embracing Calm

Posted on February 23, 2015 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Physiological Explanations help reduce my guilt and shame. And, that is calming and healing, too.

Tagged with: cleaning, healing, Our Two Operating Systems, Parasympathetic (Mac), physical differences, Sympathetic (Windows)
Posted in Centering Prayer, Changing, compassion to care for myself, connecting, Digesting as processing, Expand my Heart, healing, health

Dragons — Healing, Forgiving and more Healing

Posted on December 12, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

You, God, are our Creator! Please help us come to You for healing . . . for full Health!

Tagged with: Dragons, Emotional Bodies, forgiving, Healing Traumas, Layered lumps of grief and anger, Shrapnel, Wounds
Posted in Anger, connecting, Expand my Heart, Forgiving, Grief, healing

Valuing Slow . . . and Living it

Posted on November 8, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

So, being here in Tucson — alone with just my oldest grandson — I have had a chance to gradually relax into slow. I am loving it. I feel as if I am giving myself a chance to unfold and expand into something a little bit more.

Tagged with: changing, expanding, fast AND slow, growing, life, saguaro, Unfolding
Posted in compassion to care for myself, Expand my Heart, interspecies contact, lying fallow

Resisting Hopelessness

Posted on September 23, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Hmm. You have told us in many ways and at many times what we can do . . . and You have told us what NOT to do. Please help us remember and follow.

Tagged with: actions, dispair, doing something, helping, Hopelessness, hoping, resisting
Posted in a prayer for healing, becoming the change I wish to see, caring for the widows and orphans, complexity, connecting, Expand my Heart

Perspective — Extending Mine

Posted on February 18, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

One of the lovely things about having a dear friend visit is that I get nudged out of my rut.

Tagged with: Balance, compassion, evictions, perspective, Sandy Beach
Posted in Balancing and adjustments, Compassion, connecting, Expand my Heart, Perspective

Beginning Again . . . and again

Posted on February 9, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Meanwhile, I just finished Stitches by Anne Lamott which is about Life NOT being perfect and she says, “I forget what a phenomenon this life is, beyond all opinion, category or doctrine.” Yes, God! Life is full of stitches and sketches and moments of awe!