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Going Slow enough to Stop

Posted on February 13, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

developing a willingness to do at all what I do so badly.

Tagged with: a relaxed rhythm, fruits of a second retirement, Gold Trees, learning to work at learning, stopping
Posted in learning, relaxation, stopping, time, Trees

Home, Glorious HOME!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

While at the end of the day my mind and heart are FULL. Well, full is too kind. Jumbled! That is a more accurate word.

Posted in sabbath rest, sacred space, Sacrifice, solitude and silence, stopping, The difficulty of changing, the gift of nothing to do, time

Small Treasures — Some Saved, Some Noticed

Posted on January 4, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! And it WAS a good day. My wonderful mom is slowly recovering from the celebrations of Christmas and her 97th birthday (Dec. 27), including loving family visitors from the Mainland. I’m very thankful, God. While I was…

Tagged with: "size doesn't matter", maybe time doesn't matter either
Posted in appreciation, delight, simple joys of daily life, stopping, stopping to see

Drifting Happily Through a Sabbath Day

Posted on July 5, 2010 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Happy Sabbath Day, God A slow leisurely morning, God, then on into Church, and afterwards we had a nice visit with Fred and a surprisingly enjoyable “picnic” brunch with people we got to know over the food. Then home to…

Tagged with: Being Embraced by God, Entering into the Sabbath
Posted in being a Slow Learner, freedom, intentional and invited sacred space, relaxation, sabbath rest, sacred space, stopping, The difficulty of changing, Trusting God

Wrapping my roots around Your Love

Posted on May 29, 2010 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I just read an email from my youngest daughter saying she had her own retreat yesterday — sitting next to a small stream in the Sabino Canyon National Park and reading her Bible and journaling. I’m back…

Posted in A God given diversity, a matter of scale, an invitation to abundant life, appreciation, attunement, clapping our hands in joy, embedded in God's Time, intentional and invited sacred space, small meaningful moments, stopping, The Flow of God's Love, web of life

My Day as a Garden, Earth as God’s Garden

Posted on May 11, 2010 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I am still so thankful — make that THANKFUL — to be home, God. I had 11 hours of sleep the first night home and am functioning pretty well. Back on my “right eating” plan after ENJOYING…

Posted in appreciation, responding to God's Spirit, responsibility, stopping, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!

Lessons in Stopping, Gifts of Seeing

Posted on April 12, 2010 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning God! This is an incredible world! And last Friday before going to the spa at the Ihilani I went to look at the world YOU created. So beautiful! And it was good to get out of my usual…

Posted in Perspective, refraining from work, reframing, sabbath rest, sacred space, stopping, stopping to see