Tag: Christmas Mountain

• My Sister Nancy

  Today, November 14, would have been my sister Nancy’s 82nd birthday. She died eleven years ago, just a few days after her 71st birthday. (My age now.) I was alone at our Christmas Mountain timeshare when she died unexpectedly. Mim called me with the shocking and sad news. I spent the rest of my retreat…

  Marian

  November 14, 2019

  God’s Love, Music, Personal Retreats, Reflections

  big sister, birthday, Christmas Mountain, Hymns of Peace and Comfort, Nancy, Nancy Kornelsen, retreat, role model, sister, Talking with God through Music

• Is It Over Yet?

  Thanksgiving. Is it over yet? There are two parts to the word. THANKS: I think we did that last Thursday. And today is GIVING Tuesday. So we’re finishing up with THANKS-GIVING today. Good. It’s not over yet. I still have time to blog about “Thanksgiving.”  I spent the first and third weeks of November this…

  Marian

  November 27, 2018

  Celebrations, Music, Reflections

  Casita Copan, Christmas Mountain, Come Ye Thankful People Come, family of God, favorite charities, Giving Tuesday, God’s family, Henry Alford, hymn reflections, New Moms, parable, Parable of the Seed, Parable of the Wheat and Tares, Thanksgiving

• This Is the Day

  Last week I posted a blog entry called “Progress.” It was an update on the progress I’m making on my latest writing project, a devotional series based on my favorite hymns. The first part of the series will be a booklet of reflections based on 31 of my favorite Psalm-based hymns. My first draft of…

  Marian

  May 9, 2017

  Music, Reflections

  call and response, Christmas Mountain, favorite hymns, Jesus Always, Listening for God in Music, Psalm, Psalm 100, Psalm 118, Psalm-based hymn, sarah young, This is the day, writing project

• Progress

  Last week I was at our Christmas Mountain timeshare in Wisconsin Dells again for a 4-day, solitary getaway. I packed heavier than usual this time. It took me 9 trips to bring everything from the car into the condo. I had one small suitcase with a few clothes, 3 briefcases full of books and notebooks,…

  Marian

  May 2, 2017

  Music, Reflections

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• Oh, No…

  I guess I still have more to learn about GRATITUDE – my special word for last year. As I checked into my timeshare condo at Christmas Mountain last week the last thing on my mind was gratitude. First came disappointment. Then anger. Then “what now?” But let me backtrack… I wasn’t even supposed to be…

  Marian

  October 4, 2016

  Life’s Challenges, Personal Retreats, Reflections

  apple crisp, centipede, Christmas Mountain, Christmas Mountain Village, devotional book, disappointments, getaway, grateful, gratitude, hymn, important papers, Wisconsin Dells

• Talking with Floey about Forecasts

  Floey jumped off the love seat in my home office, trotted over to my desk where I was sitting, and sat down next to me. “Mom, it’s been a week, and you still haven’t told me about the third thing you were thinking about during your getaway at your Christmas Mountain timeshare last week. Can…

  Marian

  June 7, 2016

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

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• 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

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• I Planned and God Laughed

  

  Thursday was just one of those days. I usually try to go to church to practice the organ for a couple hours about 9:00 every Thursday morning. Last Thursday I was running behind schedule because of being away at Christmas Mountain for a 3-day getaway earlier in the week, and I didn’t have any music…

  Marian

  April 19, 2016

  Life’s Challenges, Music, Reflections

  Angelo’s, blueberries, Christmas Mountain, Costco, God’s plans, iPhone, Italian restaurant, lost phone, Messiah Church, Messiah Lutheran Church, Metro Market, my plans, organ practice, practice the organ, Prius, US Cellular, whittlers, whittling, wood carving

• The Joy of Being a Piece of the Puzzle

  

  I’m drafting this blog post on Thursday morning. I plan to post it on Tuesday, my usual day for posting to WhisperingWindsBlog.com. I’m writing this post so early because I plan to spend a few days at our Christmas Mountain timeshare, and I want to spend my time reading, walking, and putting together a picture…

  Marian

  April 12, 2016

  God’s Love, Jail Ministry, Lent, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  big picture, Christmas Mountain, Dane County Jail, humbled, jail, jigsaw puzzle, joy, Lent Devotionals, life story, Maundy Thursday, Messiah Lutheran Churc, picture puzzle, piece of the puzzle, pieces of God’s puzzle, pieces of the same puzzle, puzzle, separate vacations, stay awake, testimony, timeshare, vacation

• No Vacuum in this Mind

  

  My mind is incapable of tolerating a vacuum. It always finds something to be anxious about, or some problem to be solving, or at least some imminent decisions to be mulling over. Often there are multiple urgent thoughts competing for my attention. Then my mind might start thrashing – a technical computer term that kind…

  Marian

  November 10, 2015

  Life’s Challenges, Reflections

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