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A Time out of Time

Good Morning God, This photo is of Kit on August 11, 2024. We are flying back to Tucson from a weekend in Costsa Mesa to attend the Celebration of Life for our dear sister in law — Barba Nurse. We

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Posted in a hand up, connecting, gratitude, LOVE, Lovingkindness, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!, the gift of persistent love

We are not in Honolulu, anymore!

Good Morning, God Here in Tucson — near daughter Sandy and her family — for a bit over a month! And I have fallen in loved with the SKY — an Active, Moving (and by night, Electric) SKY. Truly, God!

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Posted in Awe, Communication, connecting, Glorious, Heavens declare the Glory of God, Thanksgiving!

FEAR and my personal steps in resisting it.

Good Day, God, We as a species have been bombarded with FEAR for the last few years. FEAR all by itself greatly dampens our immune system. Alas, FEAR tends to promote anger and blame and hate. That is a toxic

Posted in a matter of scale, Centering Prayer, gratitude, LOVE, Praise, Praising God for All Things, Prayer, praying, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!, The Endless Flow of God's Love, the gift of persistent love, The sacrifice of praise

Set FREE from Learned Helplessness

I’m feeling that there is a lot more to it. A lot more to discover about culturally imposed limits and unconscious restraints! But, right now, I just want to say Thank You!

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Posted in connecting, freedom, gratitude, growing toward up, hope, letting the Holy Spirit flow through us, LOVE, Options, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving and Its Other Half

Such a small thing to be thankful for, God. But, then perhaps Life is a Mosaic of Small Things?

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Posted in Praise, taking time to focus, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!, the joy of sharing, Uncategorized

Flowers and Families and Friends

Good Morning, God! Happy Thanksgiving Day! My husband, Kit, just set off to run 10 miles in the Turkey Trot. Hey! Thanks, God, that I’m not running! This morning I lay in bed letting all the things (and people) I

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Into God’s Courts with Praise!

I was so immersed in HERE AND NOW that I forgot Our Context!

Posted in Praise, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!, the essential nature of hope, The Flow of God's Love

Deer Asking for Help

Good Morning, God! Four young Sitka black-tailed deer swimming toward help — that’s quite a story! They were in the icy water of Stephen’s Passage, Alaska — who knows for how long — when they saw a boat and swam

Posted in a hand up, accepting my need for help, asking for help for myself, interspecies contact, Thanksgiving!, web of life

Thanksgiving — not just a Day, but means of Transportation

Exercising Thankfulness as a mode of Transportation

Posted in exercising, inner paths of the heart, learning, Praise, Prayer, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!

A sort of secret garden

Good Morning, God! Thank YOU! Birthdays can be tricky. Parent / Adult Child relationships can be tricky. In fact, sometimes LIFE seems designed to be tricky. But in spite of all the many chances of a misstep — we had

Posted in being together in a compassionate presence, Celebrations, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!, Uncategorized

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