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An Illuminated Cactus

Good Evening, God Having had contact with a prickly pear fruit I have a new respect for cactus. Water is scarce. They contain water — therefore they must protect themselves. With the prickly pear I was fooled. It had visible

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Posted in Accepting Imperfection, accepting my need for help, acknowledging my need for prayer, adjusting, Adventures, connecting, God's Time, moving, Needed Repair Time, recovery time, time, Wanting a protected time

More on my Prayer Bell

Good Day God, It began with a simple command. Go get your biggest bell. Ring it every day at noon. And pray for World Peace. That was back in early February. And here I am in mid May still ringing

Posted in acknowledging my need for prayer, connecting, God's Time, JOY, Prayer, simple joys of daily life, Structure, taking time to focus, time

EXCITED TO SHARE!

GOOD MORNING, GOD What am I doing buying a book about a boy with a faster brain when I am an 83 year old woman? Perhaps I don’t have ADD — anymore than anyone born in this culture does. But,

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Posted in connecting, God's Time, Needed Repair Time, recovery time, taking time to focus, time, Wanting a protected time

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

Posted in Changing, connecting, Creating, creativity in loving service, Enjoyment, God's Time, growing toward up, JOY, Laughing, Laughter, slow incremental change, the joy of sharing, time, Unnoticed Changes

Using My Mistakes/Wounding to rebuild

Good Night God, Believing as deeply as I do that You love us . . . I am coming to believe that my Painful, Long Hidden — Wrong Responses — can be used to help me rebuild. The idea seems

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Posted in Choosing to respond, Compassion, connecting, courage, God's Time, Intentions, recovery time, self care as self compassion and humility, self-compassion, time

A Brand New Year

  Happy New Year, God! First, Thank You for the year past . . . a year in which I actually took some growth steps! Who knew how incredibly scary it was to violate family taboos and actually Speak the

Posted in a New Year, A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, awareness, Changing, choices, choosing HARD, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, courage, fears, Filling up my suitcase and my days, God wants to nourishes us, God's Attention, God's Time, growing toward up

Trusting and Savoring

Good Day, God Some days are like rainbows of sharing . . . filled with talking and listening.  And like rainbows, a good conversation often seems to be lit by Your Presence. These days I am savoring conversations — with my wonderful

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Posted in Centering Prayer, connecting, Future, God's Time, Greening Spirit, time

A New Understanding of Patience

Good Day, God! It is a marvelous gift to discover an Improved Definition for a useful/important word — Patience.  I used to read it in the list of the Gifts of the Spirit and think — hmm, did I really

Posted in connecting, developing helpful definitions of love, Gifts of the Spirit, God's Time, Holy Spirit, Patience, self-control, time

Fear, Anger and Perspective

Good Day, God! I keep puzzling about how You have put us in TIME.  I’m pretty sure You dwell in Non-Time — whatever that means!  But, one thing our about being creatures living within Time . . . we have

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Posted in Anger, connecting, fears, God's Time

Hotels, Home and God’s Heart

Another late comer held the door for me and then closed it behind us silently. We both moved soundlessly to find a seat . As I sat there, slowly sinking into the silence, the thought tiptoed through my mind — I’m in a Womb — and then I slipped back into the stillness.

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Posted in Centering Prayer, connecting, God's Time, LOVE, Peace, Silence

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