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 […]
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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 […]
Be Sorry
It’s hard for me to be around people who can’t admit that they’re wrong. I can’t sympathize or empathize with them. Saying a simple “I’m sorry” or “What I did was wrong” isn’t who they are. When a person has this characteristic, they also have another characteristic: they aren’t successful. They aren’t successful in their […]
Remembering Our Loved Ones
Remembering our Loved Ones who are in Heaven this Thanksgiving. I have several loved ones in heaven who, since their passing, Holidays haven’t been the same. I have an uncle, brother-in-law and my beloved grandmother who have all passed on. Thanksgiving has always been a wonderful time for our family. We were all together each […]
Code Of The West
Over the last few years, I have routinely looked at “Cowboy Ethics” by James P. Owen as a guide for daily living. The iconic cowboy represents everything great about America. They are courageous, they work hard and they live and work with moral values. As part of the book, James Owen translated the unwritten Code […]