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On An Unfamiliar Path

Posted on November 10, 2024 by a moment with god — 3 Comments

Hi God, You have set my feet on an unfamiliar path. Not that accompanying a loved one to death is unfamiliar. After all, I walked that path with our daughter Patty back in June of 1981. But I am learning…

Tagged with: Faith, god, journey, marathon, Running
Posted in Death, Holy Spirit, letting the Holy Spirit flow through us, LOVE, Marathons, Mothers, My Wife App, The daily details of love, the importance of Grandmothers, trust, Trusting God

A Planet of Prodigal Children

Posted on April 16, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God Many years ago, it came to me that we (all humans) were prodigals — which I just learned means wasteful. In this story which Jesus tells the prodigal was a younger son who asked for his “share”…

Posted in Attention Limits, awareness, Awe, connecting, humility, Humility or Needing Help!, LOVE, Mothers, Mothers and Fathers, self care as self compassion and humility, The Endless Flow of God's Love, the gift of persistent love

Pay Attention!

Posted on January 17, 2023 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Evening, God Pay AttentionBe AstonishedTell about it These are Mary Olivers guidelines. And what a marvelous job she did of all three. A few days ago I was surprised to find the injunction to pay attention in the book…

Posted in Attention, Feeling our feelings, gender universes, LOVE, Mothers, Mothers and Fathers, Prayer, praying, The Endless Flow of God's Love

A Gift of Love

Posted on June 22, 2021 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Today — June 20, 2021 — is the fortieth anniversary of when our daughter Patty died. That was June 20, 1981. Forty years? Really? How is that possible? The gifts of love in all of this are countless. First, and I do…

Tagged with: The 40th anniversary of the death of our daughter Patty
Posted in connecting, daughters, Death, Grief, Life vs Death, loss, LOVE, Mothers, pain, Sorrows of the Deep

My Dear Old Inner Elephant

Posted on March 18, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! After I do my Centering Prayer . . . I do a sort of poem. And I want to share the one I did earlier this week. Why? Maybe because I need to remember to ask my Inner Elephant…

Tagged with: Matriarchal Elephants, remembering the past, survival
Posted in asking for help for myself, Centering Prayer, connecting, Guardians and Protectors, Mothers, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small, Prayer, relationships, wisdom

My Relationship with my Inner Dinosaur

Posted on January 29, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

I was pleased to discover and connect to her, God. It felt like we had a Female Bond that transcended species.

Tagged with: Female Bonds, Reptilian Brain, T. Regina, T. Rex, Tutusaurus
Posted in connecting, connections, Guardians and Protectors, Mothers, Quieting my Lizard Brain, relationships, web of life

Resting and Recovering

Posted on September 23, 2013 by a moment with god — 2 Comments

With Patty, back in 1981, I had stayed by her side day and night for the four or so days it took her to leave us. But, my mother’s slide was too gradual. Too slow. And so I wasn’t with her when she left. Or perhaps I should say that my Body was not with her? I am becoming aware that a huge part of my inner self was with her — and is only slowly returning to me.

Tagged with: Death, final journeys, mothers, recovering, rest
Posted in connecting, lying fallow, Marathons, Mothers, mysteries, Needed Repair Time

A New Perspective

Posted on September 10, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

For nine years my mom became, a major focus — and for Kit, too, as he visited her almost as much as I did. At first, the loss of my mom, a beloved focal point, was disorienting. My Center was missing. Bad enough to be grieving, God, without feeling aimless.