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…
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Early Morning Light and Hope
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
Education being turned Right Side Up
Good Morning, God! Last Friday night Kit and I went to hear Dr. Philip Pizzo, dean of the Stanford Medical School. Dean Pizzo is super bright and super articulate — information just flowed out of him. But when Dr. Pizzo…
Tagged with: a moment with God, Khan Academy, learning available for everyone, Mastery not grades
Posted in hope, learning, small meaningful moments
Posted in hope, learning, small meaningful moments
A SURGE of HOPE
Good Morning, God! On a recent jog around our neighborhood, I came across a Bird of Paradise bush. I was pretty ratty, God. But, I found one beautiful bloom and took its picture. One bloom affects us. We can SEE…
Tagged with: a worldwide web of volunteers, Bruce Aylward's TED Talk, ending polio, Rotary International, volunteers doing good
Posted in connections, health, hope
Posted in connections, health, hope
Flying over Molokai — Hope and Help — and Love
G.K. Chesterton had it right when he said, “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.”
Tagged with: being transformed, Father Damien, hope, lepers, Love, Molokai
Posted in hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Meaning
Posted in hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Meaning
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
Spark! Reading, Thinking and Running
Good Morning, God! I’m listening to the book, Spark, for the second time and am realizing I need to hear it several more times. In fact, I have ordered a hard copy. I want to be able to copy and…
An Unexpected Dash of Hope
Good Morning, God! Yesterday was slow and sleepy. A lovely Sabbath Day. After church I prepared brunch for us and then fell into a deep sleep. Kit went over to visit my mom — who beat him in Scrabble —…
Making The Turn — Opening to Hope
Good Morning,God! Sometimes we see something that instantly crystalizes a half-formed thought. That’s what happened coming home from an early Labor Day picnic with friends at Sandy Beach. We drove by this old VW bug that had been beautifully restored. And I…
Two Nourishing Days at “Life in the Spirit”
Good Morning, God! Hawaiian Islands Ministries put on a marvelous two-day seminar, Life in the Spirit, this Friday and Saturday. It had a therapeutic effect on me, God. I feel closer to You and closer to everyone else. And most…
Tagged with: anger, First Presbyterian Church at Koolau, forgiving, forgiving ourselves, Hawaiian Islands Ministries, healing our anger, hope, humility, Jack Deere, letting the Holy Spirit shine through, transparency, trusted friends
Posted in Anger, Forgiven!, Forgiving, friends, healing, hope, humility, responding to God's Spirit, sacred space
Posted in Anger, Forgiven!, Forgiving, friends, healing, hope, humility, responding to God's Spirit, sacred space
Watching Time Flow By — And Flowing With It
Good Morning, God! I love sitting outside at twilight and watching the movement of both the Sun and the Moon. We go to this restaurant a day or two before the full moon because I also love going to bed…
Tagged with: changing, flowing into the future, Hope brings anticipation and joy, my Hearts need for Hope, transitions
Posted in Changing, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Transitions
Posted in Changing, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Transitions
A Moment with God 