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Rebuilding Lives!

Posted on January 13, 2019 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! Sometimes, I hear something so clearly analyzed and thought out that it takes my breath away! That’s how I responded to Jan Rader’s TED talk on “In the opioid crisis, here’s what it take to save a…

Tagged with: first responders, Huntington West Virginia, Jan Rader, opioid crisis, self-care
Posted in connecting, developing helpful definitions of love, Help me to see, kindness, listening, Rethinking, stopping to listen, Thinking and Feeling

Being Kind . . . Being Respectful

Posted on July 6, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! I’ve been pondering — and actually working on doing — what You command. Love your enemies — pray for those who persecute you. Now, thanks be, no one is persecuting me. But, they seem to be willing…

Posted in Being a Blessing, Blessing, connecting, kindness, listening, LOVE, opposable virtues, praying, Praying for our enemies, respect

Noble Intentions and Blessing Others

Posted on March 14, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! This morning — during my Centering Prayer time — I remembered a talk given by Hob Osterlund — years ago — at Central Union Church. She encouraged us, when dealing with irritating Parts of Ourselves, to remember…

Tagged with: Hob Osterlund, the surprising usefulness of walls, Walls
Posted in Blessing, connecting, kindness, Noble Intentions, Positive Protective Limits, respect, Wanting a protected time

Blessing My Body and Our Country

Posted on December 3, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! This afternoon, as I was doing my Centering Prayer, I fell into Blessing. I started with You. You are easy. The more I bless You, the more in awe I am of Your Complexity and of the…

Tagged with: I Timothy 2:1-2, Our Country, relationships
Posted in appreciation, Blessing, Centering Prayer, connecting, healing, kindness, LOVE, loving myself, Prayer

Blessing myself — a new frontier

Posted on November 30, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! Today I began the “assignment” to BLESS myself. I started with blessing You and that helped me to better understand blessing. Before, I didn’t even know that I didn’t understand what blessing was and involved. Now I am…

Tagged with: Blessing myself -- a new frontier, Psalm 103, The Miracle and Power of Blessing
Posted in Blessing, connecting, healing, health, Humility or Needing Help!, kindness, LOVE, Prayer