We humans are clumsy creatures and we often drop and bobble the hearts entrusted to us. I have done that far too many times.
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Tagged with: an accessible side to God, God as Mother, Love, Mother's Day, vulnerability
Posted in Abundant Life, Families, LOVE, Mothers and Fathers
Posted in Abundant Life, Families, LOVE, Mothers and Fathers
A Marvelous Birthday!
the only way I could “improve” life on my birthday was to include a 90-minute massage.
Tagged with: Dusk and Between Worlds, gratitude, James Funkhouser composer, Mango Days, song cycles
Posted in appreciation, daughters, Families, gratitude, LOVE
Posted in appreciation, daughters, Families, gratitude, LOVE
The Blessings of Maintenance
And my Inner Trash Bins are not going to empty themselves, either, are they!
Tagged with: cleaning up my heart, decompacting judgments, inner trash bins
Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, clean and tidy, LOVE, Maintenance, self care as maintenance
Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, clean and tidy, LOVE, Maintenance, self care as maintenance
Thoughts on being seen — and being valued
I have a tendency to want to push things a little bit closer to “better.” That includes pushing myself. Pushing and pulling spouses, however, is ever so counter productive.
Tagged with: acceptance, being seen as we are, normal is boring
Posted in Belonging to each other, Families, LOVE, respect
Posted in Belonging to each other, Families, LOVE, respect
Inner Mortgages — Do They Get Paid Off?
Well, not being able to know, I shall try for trust. I shall try to rest in the not knowing.
Tagged with: a moment with God, changing into what?, inner mortgages, overwhelming complexity of begin human
Posted in Changing, complexity, LOVE, Ongoing Transformation, Trusting God
Posted in Changing, complexity, LOVE, Ongoing Transformation, Trusting God
True Rest: Coming to a Full Stop
Sophia Loren said it: Mistakes are part of the dues that one pays for a full life.
Tagged with: prodigal humans, uptight older brothers
Posted in LOVE, Mistakes, reframing, relaxation, rest
Posted in LOVE, Mistakes, reframing, relaxation, rest
A Walk from Kakaako to Queens and back
pull me out of my stuckness and into Your Greater Out-of-Doors.
Tagged with: being pulled out of our stuckness, love gifts
Posted in Giving, Light, LOVE, people as gifts, Venturing out of the shallows?
Posted in Giving, Light, LOVE, people as gifts, Venturing out of the shallows?
Unfurling — Still more growing to do
I am a Child. And Growth comes more from the Failing and Forgiving than from “getting IT right!”
A Lovely Layered Day
Good Morning, God! Such a layered day I had yesterday. First came my Wednesday early morning women’s prayer group. Then our family of three — including daughter Suzy visiting from California — breakfasted with friends at the Big City Diner.…
Christmas Eve at Central Union Church
Good Morning, God! I’m up early — just to say THANK YOU for Christmas — then I shall go back to bed, back to sleep. Last night Kit, Suzy and I had our traditional Christmas Eve dinner at Duc’s on…
A Moment with God 