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Praising God . . . a few of the benefits

Posted on January 11, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! To praise you for an amazing sunrise? That’s almost automatic! But, to seriously consider praising You for ALL things . . . PROBLEMS even? Sigh, that is best begun with very small steps. But, after chatting with…

Tagged with: Hidden benefits of praising God, how to generate options, How to reduce stree
Posted in connecting, generating options, hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Options, Praise, Stress, the essential nature of hope, the gift of persistent love, The sacrifice of praise

Thoughts about Choices

Posted on December 15, 2019 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God The planets and moon are predictable . . . their paths known. Not so we humans who have been given the power to make choices. I hadn’t thought about this as a key part of being human…

Tagged with: everything matters, small acts of hope, Vaclav Havel on hope
Posted in choices, choosing HARD, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, Climate Crisis, connecting, gusts of hopelessness, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Meaning, small meaningful moments, the essential nature of hope

The Power of One

Posted on November 24, 2019 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Evening, God! I’ve been thinking of just what I can do to lower my contributions to Global Warming. My wonderful husband Kit challenged me to Make a List! Then as I was centering the other night — a Brand…

Tagged with: effort, Greta Thunberg, size doesn't matter
Posted in Anger, authority over my life, Blessing, changing who I want to become, climate changes, connecting, Faith, hope, Hope as a gift from God, slow incremental change, The difficulty of changing

Dick Tracy and Me

Posted on November 12, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

we need to imagine together before we can work together

Tagged with: 2-way wrist radio, cell phones, helicoptors, IWatch, submarines, Things that were imagined and then created
Posted in Creating, hope, Hope as a gift from God, imagining

Opening to the filling and emptying of the Holy Spirit

Posted on March 16, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! After two years traveling — when the Hawaiian Islands Ministries Conference was on — we are now home — and able to go to it. Not that we were traveling for two years straight! Although it felt…

Tagged with: Hawaiian Islands Ministries, relationships
Posted in asking for help for myself, Centering Prayer, connecting, healing, health, Holy Spirit, hope, Hope as a gift from God, letting the Holy Spirit flow through us, LOVE, Praise, Prayer, rejoicing, The Flow of God's Love, wisdom

What if Health were this simple?

Posted on February 25, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! 9 cups of veggies a day? Really? Dr. Terry Wahls used food to heal herself and is using it to help heal others from chronic diseases. I am reading her book: The Walhs Protocol. Let me see…

Tagged with: Dr. Terry Wahls, mitochondria
Posted in Books, connecting, developing helpful definitions of love, Eating for health, hope, Hope as a gift from God, The daily details of love, the essential nature of hope

Blessing WHOM?

Posted on December 17, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Afternoon, God! I wrote this blog in the 20 minute break at the Morning of Centering Prayer. It felt urgent, God. I’m beginning to understand that Blessing folks strengthens all that is good in them. That is why You…

Tagged with: Edmund Burke, Electoral College Electors, good people, hope, on the edge
Posted in Blessing, connecting, courage, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Prayer, praying, responsibility