Oh, God! We humans Judge and Rank and Compare. Aah, but You — You go after the one lamb that is lost — searching until she is found — then carry her back in Your Arms.
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Setting My Life in Context
Tagged with: Carried Home, Lost Lambs, Loving Shepherds
Posted in connecting, God's Light, humility, LOVE, setting my life in context
Posted in connecting, God's Light, humility, LOVE, setting my life in context
Real Time Visits
The thing about longer visits is that the Visitor slowly gets absorbed into the reality of the Visited. And this Alternate Reality differs in Pace as well as in Place.
Tagged with: a matter of pace, being pushy, family visits, the importance of pace
Posted in Families, family visits, gratitude, LOVE
Posted in Families, family visits, gratitude, LOVE
Going S*L*O*W and Leaping About
The music becomes richer and full of assurance. Not, alas, assurance that we will get what we want. But, assurance that we matter and that we are loved.
Tagged with: Beavers, ground water, Hebrews 13:15, the sacrifice of praise, Tucson, water conservation
Posted in LOVE, Music, Praise, Prayer
Posted in LOVE, Music, Praise, Prayer
Happy Mother’s Day!
We humans are clumsy creatures and we often drop and bobble the hearts entrusted to us. I have done that far too many times.
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?
A Moment with God 