Whispering Winds Blog

Whispering Winds Blog

Taking Time to be still and listen for God

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  • Learning from Another Mistake

    At least I’m trying to learn from my latest mistake. It happened last Thursday. As usual, I went to Messiah to practice the organ for this weekend’s worship service. Mim came along and went to visit a friend who was recovering at home from a recent surgery. When I finished practicing we had a quick […]

    Marian

    October 17, 2022
    God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections
    begging, gas money, giving to the needy, God's love, God's patience, helping others, learning, learning lessons, mistake
  • What did you do yesterday?

    “The Monastic Way,” a monthly brochure written by Joan Chittister, one of my favorite authors, has rejoined my short stack of materials that I pick up to read first thing every morning. This year, Chittister has chosen a single word or a short quote to reflect on every day for a month. “The Monastic Way” […]

    Marian

    September 12, 2022
    Goals, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections
    daily readings, Dale Evans, jackknife, Joan Chittister, Live the life of Jesus, pocket knife, prayer, The Monastic Way
  • The Good Samaritan turns 75

    In just a few days, on August 5, 2022, Mim Jacobson will have been accumulating knowledge, wisdom, memories, and all kinds of things for 75 years. In honor of reaching our mid-70s, Mim and I have begun the process of sorting through all our stuff.  In one of our boxes in our basement store room, […]

    Marian

    August 2, 2022
    Goals, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections
    Good Samaritan, Health Outreach Program, homeless, homeless youth, hospitality, Laurie Beth Jones, life mission, Mim Jacobson, mission statement, neighbor, Night Ministry, nightlights, The Path, vulnerable
  • An Old Favorite Worth Remembering

    An Old Favorite Worth Remembering When I was a little kid in Sunday School, up to about age 7, I learned and loved all the Sunday School songs, like “Jesus Loves Me,” “Jesus Loves the Little Children,” “This Little Light of Mine,” and so on. But when I turned 8, I started to learn hymns. […]

    Marian

    July 26, 2022
    God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Music
    favorite hymn, Hear Our Prayer O Lord, Hymns of Peace and Comfort, Joseph Scriven, Kum Ba Yah, Lord Listen to your children praying, Lord’s Prayer, O Lord Hear My Prayer, postlude, prelude, Take it to the Lord in Prayer, Talking with God through Music, What a Friend We Have in Jesus
  • God winked at me again!

    Author Squire D. Rushnell defined the term Godwink as ”An event or personal experience, often identified as coincidence, so astonishing that it could only have come from divine origin.” Rushnell has written several books where he tells the stories of amazing Godwinks that either he has experienced personally, or that other people have experienced and […]

    Marian

    June 24, 2022
    Blogs, Book Recommendations, God’s Love, Reflections
    Adventures in Hospitality, background music, bed and breakfast, breakfast conversation, coincidence, Come Lord Jesus Be Our Guest, Country Comforts, Country Comforts Bed and Breakfast, Godwinks, people we admire, silent prayer, Squire Rushnell, substitute organist, Thank you Lord
  • Music Appreciation 101

    More than 50 years ago, at Wheaton College, I took a 2-credit requirement during my sophomore year, just to get it over with – “Music Appreciation 101.” Although I had grown up learning to play the piano and organ, I had been exposed to little more than lesson books and hymnals. (I also listened to […]

    Marian

    May 31, 2022
    Celebrations, Music, Reflections
    Ascension, communicate with God, Improvisations on Negro Spirituals, Mary McDonald, Memorial Day, Mine eyes have seen the glory, music appreciation, Music Appreciation 101, program music, Talking with God through Music, Wheaton College
  • One of My Best Failures

    For those of you who have followed my blog for a long time (I started blogging in April of 2011), you may remember that for several years I chose one word each year to be my special word to think about throughout the whole year. In 2014, I chose the word JOY as my special […]

    Marian

    May 9, 2022
    Life’s Challenges, Reflections
    best failure, failure, gift of failure, good failures, gratitude, home-based business, Joan Chittister, joy, monthly word, quitting job, special word, special word of the month, The Monastic Way
  • 52 Years ago…

    About this time of year in 1970, I was a senior at Wheaton College, just about ready to graduate, and I was thinking about what I should do next. Should I find a job as an English teacher? Should I take off with a friend on a traveling adventure? What else could I do? I […]

    Marian

    April 12, 2022
    Book Recommendations, Life’s Challenges, Reflections
    An Evening with C. S. Lewis, C. S. Lewis, Clyde Kilby, Clyde S. Kilby, David Payne, J. R. R. Tollkien, Marion E. Wade Center, Marion E. Wade Collection, nature of beauty, one-man play, The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe, The Screwtape Letters
  • My Favorite New Book

    When was the last time you thought about LSD? If you’re around my age, you thought about it a lot 50 years ago. LSD was an intriguing drug. Tripping out on LSD was described by many young adults, especially college students, as an incredible spiritual experience, filled with brilliant colors and electrifying images. It was […]

    Marian

    March 15, 2022
    Book Recommendations, Reflections
    counter culture, hippies, life challenges, LSD, Philip Yancey, reminiscing, Soul Survivor, Where the Light Fell
  • The Accidental Reincarnation of My Blog

    It’s gone. I destroyed it by mistake. I tried to be so careful, but the technology has changed so much in ten years. According to WordPress, the format of my blog is too old fashioned to be continued. “Bouquet” – the theme I used for the design of my blog has been retired. I can […]

    Marian

    February 22, 2022
    Blogs, Life’s Challenges, Reflections
    accidental, blog theme, bouquet, changes, Dad, Floey, modern, reincarnation, reminiscences, reminiscing, team of horses, tractor, upgrade blog
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