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Praising God . . . a few of the benefits

Posted on January 11, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! To praise you for an amazing sunrise? That’s almost automatic! But, to seriously consider praising You for ALL things . . . PROBLEMS even? Sigh, that is best begun with very small steps. But, after chatting with…

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Posted in connecting, generating options, hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Options, Praise, Stress, the essential nature of hope, the gift of persistent love, The sacrifice of praise

Thoughts about Choices

Posted on December 15, 2019 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God The planets and moon are predictable . . . their paths known. Not so we humans who have been given the power to make choices. I hadn’t thought about this as a key part of being human…

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Posted in choices, choosing HARD, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, Climate Crisis, connecting, gusts of hopelessness, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Meaning, small meaningful moments, the essential nature of hope

What if Health were this simple?

Posted on February 25, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! 9 cups of veggies a day? Really? Dr. Terry Wahls used food to heal herself and is using it to help heal others from chronic diseases. I am reading her book: The Walhs Protocol. Let me see…

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Posted in Books, connecting, developing helpful definitions of love, Eating for health, hope, Hope as a gift from God, The daily details of love, the essential nature of hope

What would St. Francis do?

Posted on March 24, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God We are always asking ourselves . . . well we try, God . . . What would Jesus do? The answer, of course, varies on who is asking the question. Then it came to me. We CAN…

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Posted in connecting, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Peace, power and peace and gentleness, respect, the essential nature of hope

Into God’s Courts with Praise!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

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

Hello, Dolly — an Image of God?

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

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

The gift of Hope

Posted on December 11, 2009 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Hope is inextricably bound up with the Life Force. But our very life force itself depends on self care. Our having the humility to choose good food and necessary rest and the gift of sleep

Posted in A weekly day of rest, God's Provision, gusts of discouragement, gusts of hopelessness, Hope as a gift from God, the cold snow of reality, the essential nature of hope