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…
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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…
Being Fruitful and Blessing
Good Day, God! This morning, my wonderful husband Kit accompanied my on my walk up to the top of Hahaione Street. Being together is something I am appreciating more and more. I don’t have to be entertained. I don’t have…
Tagged with: A Father's Blessing, cursing, failing to bless, limiting
Posted in Blessing, connecting, family, LOVE, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small
Posted in Blessing, connecting, family, LOVE, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small
The Power of a Name
Good Morning, God! I’ve been meaning to write about the importance and power of names for weeks now! I’ve always been — what I charitably call a Name Hawk — ready to correct people who call my friends by an…
Tagged with: A Wind in the Door, Madeleine L'Engle, Naming
Posted in Books, connecting, developing helpful definitions of love, LOVE, The Power of Naming, The Power of the Spoken Word
Posted in Books, connecting, developing helpful definitions of love, LOVE, The Power of Naming, The Power of the Spoken Word
My Wonderful Husband
Good Morning, God! Yesterday we got the Punahou Bulletin and found the long awaited article on my wonderful husband Kit. And I really wanted to 1) Thank You for him!!! and 2) share the story! Just one small corrections. I…
Tagged with: being lucky, husbands, spouses
Posted in connecting, Families, LOVE, the gift of persistent love
Posted in connecting, Families, LOVE, the gift of persistent love
Give sorrow words
Good Morning, God! In You we live and move and have our being . . . I try to BE in that place when Death comes for those I love. I’m beginning to understand the Irish tradition of a wake. Actually, I’m…
Tagged with: Find someone to hear!, It is not too late to speak
Posted in connecting, daughters, Death, Families, friends, going THROUGH the sorrow, Grief, loss, LOVE
Posted in connecting, daughters, Death, Families, friends, going THROUGH the sorrow, Grief, loss, LOVE
Opening to the filling and emptying of the Holy Spirit
Good Evening, God! After two years traveling — when the Hawaiian Islands Ministries Conference was on — we are now home — and able to go to it. Not that we were traveling for two years straight! Although it felt…
Getting back into Sync
Good Day, God! Wow! This midmorning I was definitely Out-of-Sync! Grumpy! Worried about so much stuff that I couldn’t keep it all straight. And this was during my Centering Prayer time, too. I know this is “to be expected” and…
Tagged with: getting back into sync, Surprises
Posted in A God given diversity, Compassion, compassion to care for myself, connecting, LOVE, On being Different, Perspective, perspectives
Posted in A God given diversity, Compassion, compassion to care for myself, connecting, LOVE, On being Different, Perspective, perspectives
A Moment with God 