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01/31/2026

Silence is acceptance...

When five year old children...
are not welcome in our land...
I know that I am unwelcome...
God's love promises me...
that I belong, as do you...

01/14/2026

Stay strong and do what you can within your control 🙏 🤲 🙏

I'm tired of the agenda of...
"felon-45"... I want to share...
the agenda of God's Love...
If you have a problem with that...
explain it to God...

02/27/2022

Copied and shared from Contemplative Practice by Sheen Grund

What is it that you can do today, Beloved? You can check your heart. You can see the suffering in the world that is stemming from so much fear and obsession with false power, a false power thinking it needs to “take over” people in order to “win”.

Check your heart, Beloved, for where resentments may be keeping you stuck. Check your heart for how you are speaking in your life, are they words of hatred or words of love? Are they words that hold yourself and others accountable, direct and yet tender, offering healing and restoration, or are they words of finger pointing, blame and violence?

Check your heart, Beloved, for a hardened heart wrapped in a destructive ego is a terrifying mix. A hardened heart needing “power over” can gather even more people finding themselves caught up in the same hatred, thinking they could ever “win” by war, a log of hatred in their eye rendering people unable to truly see. The blind leading the blind never able to “win” no matter how much land or how many lives they may take, for their hearts will always be trapped in hatred and death, until they begin to have the true courage to check their heart and start to heal.

What is it that we can do today alongside supporting the people of Ukraine the best we can….. We can begin to own our own lives and our response to our lives. We can allow ourselves to access mercy; this mercy that is always all around us. We can begin to notice how we are telling our stories that we might practice shifting any narrative seeped in fear and blame, to a narrative wrapped in humility, love, Grace, Tenderness and inclusion.

Our own freedom starts within our very own hearts. We can ask ourselves the tough questions, are we clothing ourselves in love, or are we tending to clothe ourselves in hate and blame? We can begin to check what we are holding tightly in our hearts, for “out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks”. Are we speaking words that heal or words that harm to ourselves and/or others? We can practice knowing the depth of our Beloved’ness that goes beyond man made countries, language and division and allow ourselves to live from this core of knowing our very own heart, it is a deep knowing, as we are introduced to ourselves and no bullet can pierce that; once you meet your depth, “death” cannot take it away and there is no need for a “power over” anyone, for all you long to have is “power with” your shared humanity breathing in and out as a collective whole, as one. One body. One Breath. One Life. One Love/God that is always on everyones side of Love, meaning always on your side offering growth, healing and mercy, never war within or outside of ourselves.

I realize I am writing this from a country that is not in war and I hope I never have to imagine, have to live what war feels like. These words are easy to write from my cozy, safe home. I guess the hope is to offer some words that might bring a few ideas to the page that might help offer a move towards healing as to avoid entering catastrophe in the first place…. For the world is healed one person at a time. May it start with you, Beloved.

Grace and Peace, Friends.

02/25/2022

I seldom give a thought to the "things" I do everyday ....my wake up routine, letting the dog outside first thing to go potty, that early morning cup of coffee and conversation shared with my husband, spreading corn in the yard for the deer from the red bucket they have become familiar with, the sound of my voice when I answer the phone, the look on my face as I wait in line at the store, conversations with clients, interactions with my kids, family and friends, the food I prepare, throwing that plastic bag in the garbage or taking the time to recycle it.....every single thing I do or don't do, no matter how subtle, is an opportunity to make a difference. It's up to me to decide what kind of difference I want it to be. That doesn't mean I will please everyone or always make the right choice. At the end of the day, my hope is to be honest in my self-reflection, learn from my experiences, allow myself grace, and do better tomorrow.

02/24/2022

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

02/24/2022

🌹 Being beautiful is more than how many people you can get to look at you, or how others perceive you at a single glance. 😎 It's about what you live for....your purpose. About what defines you....your character. About the depth of your heart....empathy 💞 and what makes you unique....your gifts 🎁 It's about being who you are and living out your life honestly. It's about those little quirks that make you, you.....Bea~U~tiful 🥰 To see the depth of someone's beauty requires relationship, trust, vulnerability, and ⏰ time. Hope to meet you further down the path....Journey Well 👣 Mary

12/11/2020

Amen and amen
🙏🌟💫🙌💞🙏

10/17/2020

☕So get up, get dressed, and get this day going ☕God's got plans for you and it's time to pay attention! Make it a better day and Journey Well 👣🙌💞😀

09/29/2020

☕☕☕☕ not bragging but I think I've mastered this training!! ☕☕☕☕

09/27/2020

Ever wonder about the abbreviation ASAP?

Generally we think of it in terms of even more hurry and stress in our lives. Maybe if we think of this abbreviation in a different manner, we will begin to find a new way to deal with those rough days along the way, there’s work to do, deadlines to meet; You’ve got no time to spare, But as you hurry and scurry

ASAP – Always Say A Prayer

In the midst of family chaos,
Quality time is rare.
Do your best; let God do the rest

ASAP – Always Say A Prayer

It may seem like your worries
Are more than you can bear.
Slow down and take a breather

ASAP – Always Say A Prayer

God knows how stressful life is;
He wants to ease our cares,
And He’ll respond to all your needs

ASAP – Always Say A Prayer

"To God be the Glory, the Gate is Open, keep Sharing the Good News!" ~ C4C

09/25/2020

We can get so stuck in our ideas, beliefs and opinions. We will spend immense time defending them, finding our tribe who thinks just like 'me'. What if we were willing to use the same amount of time to step out of that comfortable place and experience life from someone else's perspective? What might that do? What if we took time to really listen, not forming our counter attack in the process, but really listen, to probe deeper for understanding? What if we took time to sit in our own silence, and observe the world without judging what we see? Just experience it for what it is. What if we asked the tough questions, the hard questions, not to someone else, but to ourselves? What about me would change? What about me needs to change? It's ok to change your ideas, beliefs and opinions. It's ok to change your mind. A growing person does that 🌅 Make it a great day....
Journey Well 🌾🙌👣🌻
Mary