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A HUGE LOVE GIFT from my wonderful husband

Posted on December 8, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

My wonderful husband Kit gave me a HUGE Love Gift this morning when he agreed not to finish the Honolulu Marathon. I met him at mile 16 — right by our home

Floating: Slowly and Serenely

Posted on November 13, 2013 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

This time — my third time to retire — it doesn’t feel like a transition so much as a familiar and cherished destination. I am beginning to appreciate rest.

Hotels, Home and God’s Heart

Posted on October 19, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

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.

Tagged with: centering prayer, Love, peace, Silence, Stillness
Posted in Centering Prayer, connecting, God's Time, LOVE, Peace, Silence

Thinking of Valleys and Shadows

Posted on September 7, 2013 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

As I sat with my mommy, I remembered what a friend shared about when her dad was dying. A big no-nonsense nurse told her and her brothers and sisters: “You all stop pestering him and leave him ALONE! Dying is Hard Work.”

Tagged with: Death, Faith, Grief Loss and Bereavement, hope, Love, Psalm 23
Posted in Faith, going THROUGH the sorrow, Grief, hearing myself, LOVE

A Long Earthly Journey, Completed

Posted on August 25, 2013 by a moment with god — 4 Comments

But best of all, Mom was a Loving Listener — not just to me, but to countless friends.

Tagged with: connections, Death, Earthly Journey, Mother, Mother/Daughter connections
Posted in appreciation, connecting, LOVE, Mothers, relationships, Transitions, web of life

Inner Sunsets and Twilight Times

Posted on August 9, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Last night, as this great gift of forgiveness poured through me, I felt refreshed. Perhaps being half asleep made it easier for my deep inner unconscious to hear Your Words of forgiveness — Your Words of New Life and New Beginnings.

Tagged with: forgiveness, New Beginnings, New Life, Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Posted in connections, Good News!, Grief, LOVE, Mothers

Mommies and Babies — and Saying Goodbye

Posted on July 16, 2013 by a moment with god — 4 Comments

I have been taken by surprise at the grief flowing through me. It’s very primal, God. I guess grief always is. But because my husband Kit and I had been “assisting” mom daily the last few years, playing games and talking — part of me sees her as my baby. So it’s a sort of double whammy.

Tagged with: family, grief, Hospice, Mother, Mother daughter bond
Posted in connecting, Grief, LOVE, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small, Perspective

Sunsets Coming

Posted on July 10, 2013 by a moment with god — 4 Comments

But, in addition, I am feeling more and more a part of The Web of Life. More than ever I sense that it extends further and deeper than we humans can begin to imagine.

Tagged with: dying, family, life, mothers, sunsets
Posted in connecting, LOVE, Mothers, web of life

Little Flowers, Lit by Love

Posted on June 11, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Nose down in the mud — accepting that — we find ourselves lifted up and loved. And, sent out to love others in Little Ways. Imperfect Ways. Now THAT is Good News!