Archive for the tag 'gratitude'

April 25 2011

How Much Did You Love?

It was Easter weekend at our house, and our family tradition is to attend mass on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.  It is a lot of church for one weekend, and yet it is my favorite time of year in the church.  And I am grateful to hear my sixteen year old daughter [...]

April 7 2011

Following My Heart, Living My Mission

Tuesday I had the opportunity to reconnect with a friend.  She was struggling with some life issues (Aren’t we all?) so we met and talked for a couple of hours.  It is always amazing to hear the words coming out of my mouth that bring clarity to her, while in the background I hear another [...]

March 30 2011

Send Love and Gratitude to Japan’s Water!

A Message from Masaru Emoto, Author of Messages in Water   During over twenty year research of hado measuring and water crystal photographic technology, I have been witnessing that water can turn positive when it receives pure vibration of human prayer no matter how far away it is. Energy formula of Albert Einstein, E=MC2 really [...]

March 2 2011

Making Friends with My Body

I have have the privilege of taking a four week class from Wendy Kelly called “You are the Miracle.”  This class is about getting in touch with the wisdom of the body, becoming friends with your body, and trusting that your body, when given the time, love and attention it needs, can heal itself. I [...]

February 24 2011

A Mother’s True Calling: Not to Fix But to Be With

It was the disturbing quality of the scream coming from one son looking at his brother that alerted Cindy and told her something was terribly wrong.  Her fourteen year old son Stephen was lying as stiff as a board in the middle of the family room having a seizure.     The doctors were quick to tell [...]

February 10 2011

Are You Up on Your Gratitude?

Have you thought about what you are grateful for today?  I have a running list and when I am stick at a red light in traffic, I often think about the people and things on my list and remember to thank God for all the good in my life.  I am grateful for amazing people [...]

January 7 2011

Reflect on Your Life Today!

Reflection:  a thought occurring in consideration or meditation. Looking at this picture, I am drawn into the reflection, wondering about what it is I am seeing in the soap bubble.  This bubble captured a moment in time, when the trees were just beginning to bloom, or maybe it was taken when the trees were in [...]

December 23 2010

Happy Holidays

Wishing you… *Friends who bring joy *Family gatherings where everyone leaves their baggage at the door *Amazing food that feeds your soul *Moments of reflecting on your accomplishments of 2010 *Planning time for an abundant new year *Love and Laughter that rings through your celebrations But mostly, I wish you peace. I wish you space [...]

December 17 2010

Tigger Awaits

Today is the day!  After seventeen weeks away, Becca is finally coming home from her semester abroad.  It has been an amazing experience for her, yet she is just as excited as we are for her to arrive home.  Even Tigger and the Christmas Bear await hugs from Becca. I love that my little girl [...]

November 24 2010

Happy Thanks Living!

I saw a church sign this week that said, “Thanksgiving is nice but Thanks Living is better.”  I love the idea that every day I get up and walk in gratefulness for my life-  the people, the things, the blessings that fill me with joy.   So often we look at the things we don’t have [...]

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