While taming our to-do list is a good first step, the truth is that stress comes anyway. There is no way we can live up to the subtle expectations that bombard us from inside and out on a daily basis. But there are ways to catch and deal with stress before it overwhelms. These are…
Month: November 2019
Ready … Set … STRESS!
Today is Black Friday, when retailers expect us to put them into the financial black for the year. It is the start of the mad rush fondly called “the Holidays,” when the world abandons common sense and spends time and money like there is no tomorrow. And we are expected, even guilted, into going along….
An Extra Helping of Thanksgiving
Some of you may remember that 14 months ago our cat Zoey became very sick and was hospitalized for 3 days. The diagnosis was kidney disease, a common problem in cats. You may remember that I came very close to euthanizing her at that time, horrified by her pain and overwhelmed by the treatment I…
Wishing You a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving
Count your blessings instead of your crosses;Count your gains instead of your losses.Count your joys instead of your woes;Count your friends instead of your foes.Count your smiles instead of your tears;Count your courage instead of your fears.Count your full years instead of your lean;Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.Count your health instead of…
Thanks-living
My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. You’re deeply rooted in him. You’re well constructed upon him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught. School’s out; quit studying the subject and…
That 1st Thanksgiving
The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. — H.U. Westermayer The Pilgrims set foot at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620. Their first winter was devastating. At the beginning of the following fall, they had lost 46…
Blessed Beyond Measure
More thoughts about blessings: But I will always trust in you and in your mercy and shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord because he has blessed me so richly. Psalm 13:5-6 Living Bible (TLB) “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or…
Thanksgiving Humor
Q: How many cooks does it take to stuff a Thanksgiving turkey?A: Only one, but you really have to squeeze to get him in. It’s not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it’s the seconds. “May your stuffing be tasty May your turkey be plump, May your potatoes and gravy Have…
Thanksgiving: a Poem
Author Unknown We are thankful for the care That did not come to try us; The burden that we did not bear, The trouble that passed by us; The task we did not fail to do, The hurt we did not cherish; The friend who did not prove untrue, The joy that did not perish….
Daily Thanking
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Philippians 4:6 (NLT) “I’ve started to look at life differently. When you’re thanking God for every little you – every meal, every time you wake up, every time you take a sip of water…