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Time, Tides and Change

Good Evening, God, This is the view from my wonderful husband Kit’s beach — where he lived until he was eight.  It is actually called the Hunakai Beach . . . right at the start of Hunakai Street.  This was

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Posted in Books, Changing, courage, Responding, responsibility, time, Transitions, Trees

A walk down memory lane

Good Evening, God! This morning my wonderful husband Kit and I left home at 6:20 a.m. to get to the Toyota Service Center for my car’s 7:15 appointment. On the way home we stopped at Kaimana Beach for me to

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Posted in friends, memories, Perspective, relationships, stopping to see, time

The View from Above

Good Evening, God, I couldn’t resist posting an image of Diamond Head taken from above.  Flying to the mainland I have caught a glimpse of the inside a few times.  But, it is still somewhat of a surprise seeing this

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Posted in Caring, caring for the widows and orphans, connecting, embedded in God's Time, LOVE, Sharing, The Flow of God's Love, time

Using My Mistakes/Wounding to rebuild

Good Night God, Believing as deeply as I do that You love us . . . I am coming to believe that my Painful, Long Hidden — Wrong Responses — can be used to help me rebuild. The idea seems

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Posted in Choosing to respond, Compassion, connecting, courage, God's Time, Intentions, recovery time, self care as self compassion and humility, self-compassion, time

Still More Perspectives

Good Morning, God! How large the rocks . . . how small the people. And how utterly serene this scene. Being outside — out in Nature — does have a therapeutic effect on us humans.  And BOY do we need

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Posted in connecting, Perspective, perspectives, time, Understanding

Perspective . . . perspectives

Good Morning, God! Here’s a photo of me in Tucson. I was walking with my wonderful daughter, Sandy. I’d stopped to gaze UP at a giant saguaro cactus. I think it is the biggest, tallest, most impressive saguaro I have ever seen.

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Posted in connecting, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small, Perspective, perspectives, reassembling, recovery time, time, Wanting a protected time

Trusting and Savoring

Good Day, God Some days are like rainbows of sharing . . . filled with talking and listening.  And like rainbows, a good conversation often seems to be lit by Your Presence. These days I am savoring conversations — with my wonderful

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Posted in Centering Prayer, connecting, Future, God's Time, Greening Spirit, time

A New Understanding of Patience

Good Day, God! It is a marvelous gift to discover an Improved Definition for a useful/important word — Patience.  I used to read it in the list of the Gifts of the Spirit and think — hmm, did I really

Posted in connecting, developing helpful definitions of love, Gifts of the Spirit, God's Time, Holy Spirit, Patience, self-control, time

500,000 Hours coming up

Good Evening, God! This photo was taken as my wonderful husband Kit and I celebrated our 57th wedding anniversary. A night to treasure! I thought that would be it for anniversary celebrations . . . until next year. Well, not necessarily. We

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Posted in appreciation, connecting, gratitude, thankfulness, time

Home, Sweet Home!

To me, Love is often just Time Together, as when Kit went with me looking for shells. This shell is far more precious for my finding it with him. Time with loved ones . . . time with You . . . that’s LOVE!

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Posted in busy, connecting, LOVE, loving myself, putting down daily diversions, recovery time, time

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