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Praying Together — God’s Chance to Change, Clean and Bless Us

Good Morning, God! Yesterday was such a lovely day! It began with my Wednesday Morning Prayer Group. You know the one, God, — the one filled with Oldest Daughters — the ones always asking You to Do This and Do

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Posted in appreciation, gratitude, Prayer, relationships, simple joys of daily life, thankfulness, water and love

Traveling Toward the Light — Sustained by Love

Good Day, God, How I love “light at the end of the tunnel” photos — photos where there is a black frame around the source of light. In this photo I loved the fact that I was looking under three

Posted in clear waterways, family visits, gifts and giftings, growing toward up, Mothers and Fathers, people as gifts, Rivers of Living Water, simple joys of daily life, the gift of persistent love

Churches and Copies and Choosing Easy

Good Morning, God! When we were in Boston I was struck by how many ways our church here in Honolulu resembled the churches in Boston. I’m smiling, God! We humans do love a model! And, although the Park Street Church

Posted in adoring Easy, appreciation, authority over my life, days of rest as conservation days?, education, simple joys of daily life

Soap bubbles, tulips and facing forward

Thank You, God, for a Glorious Day! Really, a perfect day! The first half spent in bed — doing nothing much — a half day OFF! Then, when Kit came back from the group walking tour, I bestirred myself and

Posted in appreciation, beauty, clapping our hands in joy, Expand my Heart, God's gifts, JOY, simple joys of daily life, stopping to see, taking time to focus, thankfulness, the gift of nothing to do

The Excitement in Eating Traditional Foods

Thank You, God for really GOOD FOOD! Yesterday it was Persian Food. It was like the Lebanese and Vietnamese in that they eat lots of fresh herbs.  How did it happen, God that American’s just put a sprig of parsley

Posted in an invitation to abundant life, appreciation, becoming the change I wish to see, Eating for health, simple joys of daily life, so much to learn, The difficulty of changing, Uncategorized

Happy Valentine’s Day

So good, God, all this focus on love . . . hearts and flowers — especially red flowers and, of course  chocolate. Yesterday the Farmers’ market was filled with red flowers — great armfuls coming in and going out. It

Posted in connecting, connections, sacred space, simple joys of daily life, small meaningful moments

A Call to Bloom

Thank You, God, for the beauty of simple things. And thank You, too, for the joy of sharing.  This is my AT HOME day but I had gone out briefly, and was leisurely driving home on a back road when

Posted in beauty, blooming, both / and, Help me to see, Hope as a gift from God, Light, Light shining through, simple joys of daily life

Simple Joys and Useful Worries?

Good morning, God.  Here I am, back from an early jog/walk and trip to the Farmers’ Market.  Walking and talking — such a simple joy.  Starting today with a cup of tea and time chatting with Kit — a mostly

Posted in generating options, simple joys of daily life, useful worrying?

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