Blog Archives

Other Vantage Points — and Processing

Good Morning, God! It’s fun to see things from different vantage points. Looking at this photo I can see where we live and I can see where my Mom lives. This photo is from a site called the Gateway to

Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, accepting my need for help, processing on deeper levels, Vantage Points

Sharing Sorrows — Pulling up Leviathans

Good Morning, God! “Weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice.” That’s Romans 12:15. Only it puts rejoicing first. Such good words, God, such good words. Rejoicing is easy. Weeping is not. Yet, how much more important

Posted in healing, processing on deeper levels, Sorrows of the Deep

The Sugar Snake and Me

Seeing the “Sugar Snake” as part of my Reptilian Brain

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Posted in authority over my life, being a Slow Learner, courage to see myself, family visits, Help me to see, images, interspecies contact, Mistakes, processing on deeper levels, Queen of my Life

Various CLOUDS Around Us — Clouds of Prayer Friends?

Good Morning, God! I’ve been thinking about The Cloud of Witnesses that is described in Hebrews. I like the idea of a Cloud of Witnesses.But, yesterday, I needed prayer support. So I called two of my “prayer partners” and they

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Posted in Prayer, Praying together extemporaneously, processing on deeper levels

Batiks and Earning a Living and Entitlement

Good Morning,God This batik is now one of the curtains in our bedroom.  I love to see it with the Light shining through. I saw the women making these batiks in Swaziland. I asked how they did it. Others must

Posted in meaningful work, processing on deeper levels, The poor and underemployed, web of life

The Irish Pikemen of 1798 and before . . .

Good Morning, God! This statue honoring the pikemen who fought and died in the rebellion of 1798 has stayed in my mind — or should I say it keeps coming up. Standing there, looking at it, I was impressed with

Posted in a prayer for healing, asking for help for myself, courage, fears, growing toward up, Humility or Needing Help!, processing on deeper levels, responding to God's Spirit

The Lusitania and Sinking My Old Mental Maps

Good Day, God! Oh sigh, O DRAT! It is alway discomfiting, God, to have to rewrite history as I learned it. The Lusitania was sort of a sailing Pearl Harbor, circa 1915. Great Britain was in what was know as

Posted in accepting my need for help, asking for help for myself, becoming the change I wish to see, being together in a compassionate presence, choosing HARD, courage to see myself, growing toward up, perspectives, processing on deeper levels, systematic rebuilding required

Spring, Palm Sunday and Rocks Rejoicing

It’s Palm Sunday, God! And it’s SPRING! The season of new beginnings — new life — new hope! Dear friends are leaving soon for Tokyo to see the cherry blossoms there. They will be appreciating, enjoying and I hope, rejoicing.

Posted in Holy Week, Palm Sunday, Praise, processing on deeper levels, responding to God's Spirit

Out of my Thicket and into Your Light

Good Morning God, Yes, yes, I seem to have overdone, again. I am currently sitting in a Profusion of Papers.  The papers could be straightened up in a few minutes. Well, picked up and piled. And, it IS TRUE, they

Posted in Light, Light shining through, Perspective, processing on deeper levels, recovery time, stopping

Hello, Dolly — an Image of God?

In a class after church we were discussing You, God. In my group most people thought You were bound by the natural laws that You have created. How SAD that would be! I prefer thinking of you as a “Hello Dolly”

Posted in processing on deeper levels, sacred space, the essential nature of hope, the JOY of praying together, Trusting God

Blogs I Follow
Brené Brown

chatting and sometimes, listening

Rachel Naomi Remen

chatting and sometimes, listening

A Moment with God

chatting and sometimes, listening

Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

How to Step In -- Substitute Teaching

Brené Brown

chatting and sometimes, listening

Rachel Naomi Remen

chatting and sometimes, listening

A Moment with God

chatting and sometimes, listening

Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

How to Step In -- Substitute Teaching