Tag: blogging

• What Can I Do?

  That question has been on my mind every day for the past couple weeks as I have watched the news from our southern border. And I know I’m not alone. A few days ago one of my Facebook friends wrote,  “I just keep giving because I don’t know what else to do beyond contact my…

  Marian

  June 26, 2018

  Book Recommendations, Goals, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  asylum, blogging, border patrol, Buenos Vecinos, Casita Copan, Central America, drug traffickers, El Salvador, Ellen Finn, Ellen Lippman Finn, Emotional Witness, gang violence, gangs, Good Neighbors, Guatemala, hit list, Honduras, immigration, long-term solution, Mexican border, RAICES, refugees, root cause, southern border, violence, World Refugee Day

• Talking with Floey about Peace and Patience

  Floey came running up to me as I opened the door into our condo from the garage. She was so excited I had to drop my suitcase to give her a big hug. “Oh, Floey. I’m so glad to see you. I missed you so much!” “I missed you, too, Mom? Where did you go…

  Marian

  May 31, 2016

  Assisted Living, Book Recommendations, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  120 cps, 30 cps, Bernardin, blog, blogging, Cardinal Bernardin, characters per second, Christmas Mountain, computer terminal, conversation with Floey, cps, Finance Department, Floey, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Northwest Industries, patience, patience is a virtue, peace, relax, relaxing, special word, The Gift of Peace

• Another Perspective on CLARK

  

  Last week’s post, “CLARK – One of the best and worst guests in my life” was one of the most looked-at posts in my almost five years of blogging. Typically from 40 to 80 people look at my blog on the first day of a post, usually a Tuesday. The next day, about half that.…

  Marian

  February 23, 2016

  Blogs, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  blog comments, blog statistics, blogging, Clark, Clark Kornelsen, difficult relationships, filters, Joan Chittister, perspective, reader comments, relationships, The Monastic Way

• Being Robbed

  “I will not be robbed!” was the title of a blog post written by Linda Swanson for her blog, Journey in Process. Linda is a spiritual director who works mostly with missionaries all around the globe. She currently lives in New Jersey. She and her husband, Kevin, who is a pilot and a pastor, have…

  Marian

  April 7, 2015

  Blogs, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  being robbed, blogger, blogging, Christmas shopping, concrete flower pot, God’s love, Journey in Process, life challenges, Linda Swanson, reflections, robbery, Schwinn bicycle, Schwinn bike, sense of security, spirituality, stolen bicycles, stolen bike, talking with God, thief, wallet stolen

• JOY – My Special Word for 2014

  “Abbey, Mim & Me – Our Special Words for 2014” was the first blog post I wrote this year. I explained that rather than coming up with any New Year’s resolutions for 2014, I would spend the year focusing on JOY. The idea of choosing one special word to focus on for a whole year…

  Marian

  December 30, 2014

  Assisted Living, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, New Year

  92-year-olds, 93-year-olds, Abbey, assisted living, blogging, Christmas Mountain, Country Comforts, Country Comforts Assisted Living, Debbie Macomber, enough, Floey, friends, God’s love, gratitude, joy, life challenges, listening for God, mini-vacations, nonagenarian, One Perfect Word, perfect word, play, reflections, special word, spirituality, talking with God, the joy of the Lord, The Theory of Everything

• Abbey Still Has More to Say

  In my imagination, Abbey has been talking to me over the last couple weeks. Her spirit is still very much alive. “Mom,” she said, “I was really sad to leave you, and I still think about you a lot. But I’ve also been really busy exploring heaven. You can’t imagine all the smells there are…

  Marian

  November 25, 2014

  Assisted Living, Celebrations, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  Abbey, Animal Rescue and Vet Support Services, ARVSS, assisted living, blogging, caregiver, Country Comforts, Country Comforts Assisted Living, dog adoption, dogification of love, Floey, Florence Nightingale, God’s love, Help Wanted, imagination, kindness, life changes, love your neighbor, loving companion, personification of love, reflections, spirituality, talking with God, thankful, Thanksgiving, working dog

• THINK about the Gift of Language

  Do you hate the political ads on TV as much as I do? Which ad do you hate the most? Is there any ad, from either political party, that you really like? I’ll be so glad when the election has come and gone and TV can get back to its usual commercials that we can…

  Marian

  October 28, 2014

  God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  blogging, Ephesians 4:32, Facebook rants, friends, gift of language, God’s love, God-given gifts, kind, kind words, kindness, life challenges, listening for God, love your neighbor, Mark Twain, Mother Teresa, Pastor Jeff, political ads, reflections, spirituality, THINK

• Surpassed in Giving

  On Sunday I read the best story about generosity I’ve ever read. It was written by my niece, Michelle Kornelsen Hauge on her blog, www.strategicparenting.us. I asked her if I could share her story on my blog, and she agreed. If you would like to be added to Michelle’s email list to get regular notifications…

  Marian

  May 6, 2014

  Blogs, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  blogging, car for sale, fairness, generosity, generous, give, giving, God’s love, God-given gifts, guest blog post, guest blogger, kindness, life challenges, listening for God, love your neighbor, Michelle, Michelle and Kerry, Michelle Hauge, Michelle Kornelsen Hauge, reflections, spirituality, strategic parenting, surpassed by kids, van for sale

• Happiness Engineer – One of My Favorite Job Titles

  Last week I received an email from someone with the job title of “Happiness Engineer.” It made me smile. The email was from WordPress, the Internet service I use for hosting this blog. Earlier in the week I had contacted WordPress through their website to let them know that I had been charged twice on…

  Marian

  January 14, 2014

  Blogs, Goals, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  blogging, Dagmar Vasby, dysfunctional analyst, goals, God’s love, God-given gifts, happiness engineer, hospitality, Joan Chittister, job title, kindness, life calling, life changes, listening for God, love your neighbor, Mary Cassatt, Monastic Way, reflections, self portrait, spirituality, the Messiah, Who do you say that I am, WordPress

• Reclaiming Sunday

  Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan. Albert Schweitzer When I was a little kid, Sundays had a very different rhythm from every other day of the week. The day started with a different breakfast. We had cold cereal with milk and bananas. Every…

  Marian

  August 19, 2013

  Blogs, Goals, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  Albert Schweitzer, blogging, day of rest, goals, life challenges, Maya Angelou, reflections, Sabbath, spirituality, Sunday, Sunday afternoon, Sunday dinner, working on Sunday