I woke up really, really tired this morning. Okay, I guess it is bad to start out a blog post that way, but it’s true. I guess we all have those mornings. Those mornings where we just want to pull the covers back over us, take a deep breath, snuggle in and sleep…and sleep some […]
Weekend Blessings
Weekend Blessings! Yes, I know it is Black Friday weekend and the biggest shopping weekend for a lot of us. But you can still make the days count! Don’t count the days. Make the days count. ~Muhammad Ali For a lot of people, this weekend marks the time when people start counting down until Christmas, […]
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have all your family around you today! I hope you have a lot of togetherness, laughter and thankfulness for each other! I’ve always loved the Thanksgiving poem by Grandpa Jones. I post it every year and laugh each time like it is the first time I’ve ever seen it. I […]
T.H.A.N.K.S.
Gratitude. Thankfulness. Feeling blessed. Feeling favored. Grateful heart. Living a life of purpose. Keeping the faith. Keeping hope alive in my heart. All of these are inadequate in saying “I give Thanks”. There are so many ways to say it… T is for time to be together, turkey talk and tangy weather. H is for harvest […]
Life Is Short.
I have never been more aware of the brevity of life than I am this year at Thanksgiving. My days fly by. It seems like yesterday we were celebrating the beginning of 2017 and now it is almost over. The year has gone by so, so fast. As I am making preparation for Thanksgiving, I […]
10 Things To Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
10 Things To Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving. God gave His son, Jesus, so that we may live eternally. Where would I be without God? I thank Him for my life, another year of growing older and I give Him thanks with a grateful heart for all the blessings He has given me. Family. This […]
I Am Blessed To Have…
This Thanksgiving, I am blessed to have _(fill in the blank)_ in my life. I could fill in this blank with a lot of names. You probably could too. But there may be a few that you feel especially blessed to have in your life. Tag them all or comment with their name. Let them […]
Taking All Prayer Requests
For some people, the Holidays, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas, aren’t as joyous as they may be for you and me. There are many reasons–sickness, broken relationships, depression, anxiety, financial deficits…and the list goes on and on. So I wanted to offer prayer for anyone for any reason. You don’t have to say why you want […]
Remember Me With Love
I’m saying it all the time…”Life is so short”. Even if we live a long, healthy life, life is so short. Can you believe that we have only 1 1/2 months left in 2017? Our Thanksgiving Holiday is next week. Before you know it, Christmas will be here. And then we move into 2018. I […]
Don’t Use Cruel Words
We all get angry. And we all say things we don’t mean when we are angry. But don’t let your emotions make you use cruel words. There’s a difference between saying something that isn’t good and using cruel words. Cruel words can wound the heart and soul and can take years to repair. Some damage […]