Good Evening, God This little water lily lives in a small pot on the porch of my neighbor next door. She was up and smiling yesterday. And she brought me much joy. My brother lives in Grass Valley on 20…
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The little things
Posted in beauty, connecting, gratitude, JOY, Peace, simple joys of daily life, the joy of sharing, Trusting God
Sharing the Playground
Good Evening, God Just yesterday — on our morning walk up the hill — I saw a man doing exercises on the playground apparatus. At first I just sort of peeked at him. Then I congratulated him on his thinking…
Unexpected Delights
Good Morning, God! And how good it is to begin my day with You…. Coming back from our morning walk I caught another glimpse of this beautiful green gecko on the bright red heliconia. Hmm. I see that this gecko…
Tagged with: evanescent delights, Gold Dust Day Gecko, heliconias
Posted in Awe, beauty, clapping our hands in joy, JOY, simple joys of daily life, the joy of sharing
Posted in Awe, beauty, clapping our hands in joy, JOY, simple joys of daily life, the joy of sharing
A surprise this morning
Good Evening, God! I’ve been swimming for exercise for my frozen left shoulder . . . swimming in the shallows at Kaimana Beach. And most mornings there is a bridal couple from Japan posing for photos . . . and…
Tagged with: Kaimana Beach, spear fishermen, Surprises, swimming, weapons
Posted in connecting, Enjoyment, simple joys of daily life, stopping to see, thankfulness, The World of our Senses, web of life
Posted in connecting, Enjoyment, simple joys of daily life, stopping to see, thankfulness, The World of our Senses, web of life
Structure
Good Evening, God! I was leaving my spiritual director’s home when I spotted these marvelous burst of lines. The lovely blue flowers were long gone. But, I found the structure of each former flower delightful. In fact, I saw them…
The Joy of Color
Good Evening, God! My wonderful husband, Kit, loves music. . . this month we saw the Broadway show, Hello Dolly, the opera Romeo and Juliet, and a symphony. But, music surrounds us most of the time. Actually, not just music…
Tagged with: Sunset behind Diamondhead
Posted in a surfeit of sound, Colors, connecting, Discovery, Diversity, Enchantment, Introverts, JOY, Light, listening, simple joys of daily life, Understanding
Posted in a surfeit of sound, Colors, connecting, Discovery, Diversity, Enchantment, Introverts, JOY, Light, listening, simple joys of daily life, Understanding
Evening on the Beach in Waikiki
I confess that I have screened out most of the world’s “news” due to over-reactions on my part. I know enough to pray. And I give what I can.
Tagged with: beauty, the focus of our thoughts
Posted in Focus on what unites us, Sharing, simple joys of daily life
Posted in Focus on what unites us, Sharing, simple joys of daily life
My Tomato Plant, My Mother and Me
While visiting our daughter Sandy in Arizona, I was captivated by her cherry tomato plants — growing in pots!
Tagged with: life affirming, loss, mothers, tomato plants
Posted in growing toward up, inner paths of the heart, Mothers, simple joys of daily life
Posted in growing toward up, inner paths of the heart, Mothers, simple joys of daily life
A Moment with God 