Good Morning, God! I am not doing enough . . . or much . . . for refugees! This massively avoidable fact was brought home by the morning paper doing a piece on Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation titled “Rejoice and…
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A Reminder from the Pope
Tagged with: Pope Francis, Rejoice and Be Glad
Posted in Caring, choices, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, connecting, delight, LOVE, rejoicing, The daily details of love
Posted in Caring, choices, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, connecting, delight, LOVE, rejoicing, The daily details of love
The Blessing of Being With
Good Day, God! A friend mentioned to me that she had heard Fr. Boyle interviewed and she came away with the idea that he wasn’t keen on prayer. I pondered that. And it came to me that Father Boyle is…
Tagged with: Fr. Boyle
Posted in Being With, Belonging to each other, connecting, Families, family, LOVE, the gift of persistent love
Posted in Being With, Belonging to each other, connecting, Families, family, LOVE, the gift of persistent love
Joys and Delights
Good Evening, God! I’d gone to bed early and perhaps I dozed but I wanted to sit here before You. Yes, I know You are in All Times and Places. Still, it is comforting to sit consciously before You. A…
All Is Well With My Soul
Good Evening, God! I’m toward the end of my Second Instructional Illness — I hope. It was several months ago when I “heard” You say, “You can stay home on Tuesdays and Fridays or you can have a series of…
Artisans of the Common Good
Good Day, God! Pope Francis said it so well. We are all Artisans of the Common Good. I love that phrase! It embraces us ALL. All of us “ordinary folk” are welcomed into the Creative Pool. Given the Title of…
Growing into speaking the truth in love
Good Day, God! This drawing is of me – AKA Tutusaurus – visiting Ian, my first grandchild. Our delightful daughter Sandy drew it after my Inner Tutusaurus had revealed herself. As I look at the drawing, God, it seems…
Tagged with: 21 and Done, Rependance, speaking the truth in love, Tutusaurus
Posted in Changing, connecting, courage, courage to see myself, humility, LOVE
Posted in Changing, connecting, courage, courage to see myself, humility, LOVE
Being WITH
Good Day, God! I am back home now . . . having been with my daughters . . . and having an Upgraded Appreciation of what Being With means. As I sit here . . . waiting for words to…
Tagged with: A Deeper Older Self, Being With, My Tutusaurus
Posted in accepting gifts sight unseen, attunement, awareness, Awe, being heard into speaking, Communication, Communion, connecting, LOVE
Posted in accepting gifts sight unseen, attunement, awareness, Awe, being heard into speaking, Communication, Communion, connecting, LOVE
Self Pity or Self Compassion?
Good Evening, God I just finished reading Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking. In it she raises the specter of “self pity”. As I read it I thought about what a common theme this is in our society. My…
Reposting Father Rohr’s 7/25/17 blog
Good Morning, God, Today I am reposting a blog from Father Richard Rohr that touched my heart deeply. . . especially the part about our human hubris. Incarnation Instead of Atonement Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Franciscans never believed that “blood…
Flourishing
Good Day, God! This photo was taken inside Koko Crater — it is dry inside. The plants are managing . . . but perhaps not flourishing. Flourishing takes water, nutrients, and attention. It is much the same for people as…
A Moment with God 