Tag: reflections

• The Message of Two Cornstalks

  This morning as Mim and I were walking Abbey I asked Mim if she had any ideas for me to write about in today’s blog. She responded, “How about the two cornstalks growing next to the road at Whispering Winds? Remember Jesus talked about seeds that fell on good ground.” It’s actually been kind of…

  Marian

  September 17, 2012

  Gardening, God’s Love, Nature, Reflections

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• Owning My Name

  My name is Marian. I never had a nickname. That’s too bad, because I never liked my name. I first struggled with my name in kindergarten, as I described in my blog a couple weeks ago. My teacher, Miss Polly, tried to spell it with an “o” instead of an “a” and I knew she…

  Marian

  September 10, 2012

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

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• Here’s my 2-cents worth on working

  The earliest job I can remember having was before I started school. My Mom hired me to do two jobs – clean the bathroom and dust all the furniture in the house. Each job paid 2 cents, and each job usually took me about half an hour. (I wasn’t fast, but I was pretty thorough.)…

  Marian

  September 3, 2012

  Life’s Challenges, Reflections

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• I am right!

  I guess that means you are wrong if you don’t agree with me. Right? I learned from an early age that when I know something is one way, and someone else says it’s another way, that I’m right and they’re wrong. The earliest confrontation I remember about who’s right and who’s wrong came when I…

  Marian

  August 25, 2012

  Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  agree with me, being right, being wrong, contradictions, differences of opinion, Hokey Pokey, kernel of truth, kindergarten, kindness, life challenges, MARIAN, Miss Polly, polarization of politics, reflections

• A Special Cloud – Part 2

  And now for the rest of the story… Last week I wrote about Ruth, the latest addition to our assisted living family. Ruth moved into our condo (Country Comforts Assisted Living) less than two weeks ago. She was already receiving hospice services, and as soon as she settled into our home, she relaxed into the…

  Marian

  August 20, 2012

  Assisted Living, God’s Love, Reflections

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• A Special Cloud

    There’s been a cloud hovering over our house for the last few days. A special cloud. A cloud filled with love. Ruth, our newest resident moved into Country Comforts Assisted Living (our condo) on Friday. She’s 94 and is receiving hospice care. When her family moved her into her room, Ruth was too weak…

  Marian

  August 13, 2012

  Assisted Living, God’s Love, Reflections

  assisted living, cloud of love, Country Comforts, earthly temple, family love, funeral, God’s love, Just As I Am, life challenges, life changes, My Name is Legion, reflections, spirituality, whispering winds

• 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

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• Let’s Celebrate!

  To forget to celebrate is to forget to imitate the God who created us and then relaxed and said, “that’s Good.”[Joan Chittister, OSB, “The Monastic Way,” July 2012] The theme of Joan Chittister’s little devotional pamphlet, “The Monastic Way,” for the month of July has been “celebrating life.” When I first pulled the pamphlet out…

  Marian

  July 30, 2012

  Celebrations, God’s Love, Music, Nature, Reflections

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• Playing Games with Chip and Randy

    Chip, the chipmunk, and I have been playing a game lately. It’s a combination of “Hide & Seek” and “Cops & Robbers.”  I’m undoubtedly dating myself, but my brother and I used to play both games with our cousins when we were kids. We chased each other and hid all over the farm –…

  Marian

  July 23, 2012

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

  cherry tomatoes, chipmunks, cops and robbers, don’t worry, garden, gardening, God’s love, hide and seek, life challenges, nature, rabbits, reflections, share, trust God, trusting God, whispering winds

• Getting Together with God and Some Friends in Jail

  Last Thursday I had a glimpse into some of the unfairness and viciousness experienced by the women spending time in the county jail. As usual, I went through security to get into the jail and walked down the long hallway to the chapel to play the piano for the women’s worship service. Chaplain Julia was…

  Marian

  July 15, 2012

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

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