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Families and Trees — And Being Together
Good Morning, God! How very blessed I am with family — our immediate family and our extended family. This photo of trees reminded me of how we are all separate trees but as we grow our branches intertwine. They intertwine…
Tagged with: families, families of friends, growing up together
Posted in Families, Focus on what unites us, friends, gratitude, growing toward up
Posted in Families, Focus on what unites us, friends, gratitude, growing toward up
Being Handmade — Becoming Ourselves
Good Morning, God! My Introduction to Jewelry Fabrication class is over, and I have to wait until January 24th to make more sea creatures. Only the starfish was made from a clean piece of copper. All the others were found…
Tagged with: being helped to find our talents and passions, creating with what is, scrap heaps, seeing potential
Posted in Creating, Discernment, growing toward up, Help me to see
Posted in Creating, Discernment, growing toward up, Help me to see
Pythons and Parents and Hibernating Parts
Good Morning, God! For several days an amazing fact about snakes has been bouncing around in my mind. I learned that Snakes can go without food from six months to two years and still continue to grow. Extreme energy efficiency…
Tagged with: Accidentally reactivating old roles, Mother Bear wakes up but can't count
Posted in Families, family visits, growing toward up, respect
Posted in Families, family visits, growing toward up, respect
Early Morning Light and Hope
Good Morning, God! A new day is still an hour away. I am sitting in the stillness and silence and pondering Your Gift of A NEW DAY! New is a lovely word. Yesterday, I was looking at the pre-holiday clutter…
Tagged with: choosing the Growth Mindset, Mindsetonline, using what we have
Posted in choices, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, hope
Posted in choices, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, hope
Blooming — Where ever we are
Good Morning, God! I was thinking of using photos of Sunrises or Rainbows for this morning’s blog. But it feels as if You have selected this small flower — blooming in a small crack between the concrete wall and the…
Tagged with: a moment with God, being afraid blocks the light, Growing takes hope, we are never done
Posted in blooming, Failing, fears, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities
Posted in blooming, Failing, fears, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities
Brussels Sprouts and the Business of Becoming
Good Morning, God! The thing about brussels sprouts, God, is that they KNOW when they are done. But for us humans it seems a lot more complex. Twenty-one is the mythical age of maturity. I was married at 20 and…
Tagged with: opposable virtues, the business of becoming
Posted in Compassion, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, Life isn't supposed to be easy.
Posted in Compassion, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, Life isn't supposed to be easy.
Walls and Rules: A Pedant Repenting — or at least Reconsidering
Good Morning, God! Jogging around our daughter Sandy’s neighborhood,I wondered about this wall — why did it get higher so abruptly — what was behind it? As it turned out, nothing was behind it. Strange. Then, just a few hours…
Orphaned Elephants in Kenya — and Hope
Good Morning, God! I’ve been reading more National Geographic magazines, God. It comes with sitting in waiting rooms. Yesterday I learned about an orphanage for elephants in Kenya. It’s the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi. There’s a lot of…
Tagged with: compassion, orphaned elephants in Kenya, sharing the planet with fellow creatures, understanding
Posted in Changing, choices, growing toward up, Help me to see, hope, Understanding
Posted in Changing, choices, growing toward up, Help me to see, hope, Understanding
A Gift of Time — A Time of Reflection
Good Morning, God! Yesterday, visiting Arcadia, I felt led to take a photo of the fish in the fish tank. It was something I’d never done in all the years I worked there. I was waiting for a dear friend…
A Moment with God 