Tag: Jesus Calling

• A Summertime Conversation with Floey and God and me

  Floey and I had quite a conversation during our morning walk yesterday… Early in the walk, Floey trotted over to the biggest shade tree between the sidewalk and the street and rolled onto her back. Then she twisted and turned to rub every inch of her back on the cool, shady grass. Next she lay […]

  Marian

  June 28, 2016

  God’s Love, Nature, Reflections

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• The Best New Thing since Sliced Bread

  

  I remember the first time I heard that expression. I was living in Chicago and working at Northwest Industries, Inc., the fifth largest corporation in Chicago at the time. Northwest was a diversified holding company with about a dozen companies making products that ranged from tubular steel (as in the Alaska pipeline) to underwear (Fruit […]

  Marian

  February 2, 2016

  Book Recommendations, God’s Love, Reflections

  101 Moments of Hope, baking bread, chocolate chip cookies, cocker spaniel, devotional book, Edward Grinnan, Guideposts, Jesus Calling, Northwest Industries, Sally Brown, sarah young, sliced bread

• Gratitude and Surprises

  

  “Gratitude” has been an interesting word to think about for a whole year. Last December when I chose “Gratitude” to be my special word to ponder for 2015 (instead of making any New Year’s Resolutions), I had no idea how much my perspective on everyday life would be altered by thinking about being grateful every […]

  Marian

  November 30, 2015

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

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• Gratitude for Thanksgivings Past

  

  One day last week when Mim and I were out walking Floey, Mim asked me, “Are you looking forward to Thanksgiving this year?” I thought for a minute, and then replied, “Not really. I’m not dreading it, but I’m not excited about it. We don’t really have any special plans. Oh, we’ll have a nice […]

  Marian

  November 24, 2015

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

  candy corn, family Thanksgiving traditions, gratitude, Happy Thanksgiving, Jesus Calling, mixed nuts, nut cups, peanuts, sarah young, thankful, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving in Chicago, Thanksgiving pizza, Thanksgiving tradition, tiny treasures, tradition, turkey dinner, working with mom

• Playtime… Big Time!

  

  I was sitting at my desk and Floey was lying on the floor in her usual spot, between me and the patio door. “Well, Floey. It’s been a whole week now. What should we tell our blog readers about your play date with your litter mates last Tuesday evening?” “Wow! Mom, I had the time of […]

  Marian

  September 22, 2015

  Blogs, God’s Love, Reflections, Reunions

  dog park, family reunion, Floey, Frannie, God is so good, gratitude, happy dogs, Jesus Calling, litter mate, mannerisms, Otis, play date, racing, run like the wind, running, sarah young, thankful for litter mates

• Shhh. I’m Trying to Quiet My Mind.

  It’s hard to be quiet in today’s culture of constant stimulation. Worse yet, we take pride in being really busy, and we brag about our ability to multi-task. So how can we possibly shut out the noise and concentrate on just one thing for ten minutes, or half an hour, or even an hour? How […]

  Marian

  July 21, 2015

  Goals, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Music, Personal Retreats, Reflections

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• An Odd Memory from 1961

  One morning last week, as I was trying to concentrate on my devotional readings for the day, an odd memory popped into my mind, totally out of the blue. My mom was buying groceries at the IGA on Main Street in Cambridge. The check-out clerk was a high school student, an older sister of one […]

  Marian

  May 13, 2014

  Reflections

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• Hurry Up!

  Yesterday morning, after breakfast, Abbey and I went outside for our usual morning walk. The sun was shining in a clear blue sky, but the temperature was 8 below zero. I put on my winter boots, bundled up with my down-filled jacket and pulled the hood over my head. Abbey waited patiently while I slipped […]

  Marian

  March 4, 2014

  Book Recommendations, Lent, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  Abbey, Alan Fadling, An Unhurried Life, conversation with Abbey, daily devotions, eating snow, fast from hurry, fasting for Lent, fasting from hurry, hurry, hurry up, Jesus Calling, joy, leisurely pace, Lent, life challenges, listening for God, morning walk, perfect word, reflections, sarah young, spirituality

• Listening for God in New Ways

  In January of 1973, almost 40 years ago, a friend of mine, June Autry, called me with a job tip. That phone call was a gift from God. The job tip led me to a job that lasted only two years, but the phone call initiated a series of events that changed my life forever. […]

  Marian

  August 6, 2012

  Book Recommendations, Celebrations, God’s Love, Reflections

  Ann E. Aswegan, Awakening to the Song of Your Self, change in my life, daily devotions, devotional book, dream expert, Dreams by Night, Formational Scripture Reading, From Information to Transformation, God’s love, God-wink, group retreats, inner journey, Jesus Calling, June Autry, Ken Lund, life changes, listening for God, Mim Jacobson, reflections, Revelations by Day, sarah young, spiritual retreat, spirituality, talking with God, turning 65, understanding dreams, whispering winds

• How do you talk with God?

  That’s something I’ve been trying to learn ever since I was a little kid. I remember the first prayer I ever learned: “God bless our food. Amen.” I said that prayer and then my brother and sister said the Norwegian table prayer, and then we could eat. My mother never had the patience to teach […]

  Marian

  June 4, 2012

  God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Music, Nature, Reflections

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