I don’t know your backstory. I don’t know much about your childhood or your journey up until now. But I do know this. You are alive because God wants you alive. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book.Every moment was laid out before a single day had…
Month: November 2021
On Your Mark, Get Set …
SHOP! What happened? Just one day after a feast celebrating all we have been given, we charge into a buying frenzy for things we “want” or “need.” What changed? Our focus. Turns out that having enough isn’t enough. And sometimes “more” isn’t enough either. Anyone might think that Christmas is about stuff. But is it?…
From the Minds of Children
The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face. Unknown ****** My 2-year-old son called charcoal briquets “barbe-cubes.” ****** My 3-year-old was fascinated with numbers – and breathtakingly good at math. Watching him one day my friend, said, “Oh, J-! What are you going to be?” J- replied,…
Living Our Gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving!
“The root of joy is gratefulness…It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”Brother David Steindl-Rast O God, we thank you for this earth, our home; for the wide sky and the blessed sun, for the salt sea and the running water, for the everlasting hills and the never-resting…
“Let All Things Now Living”
Some of us are not going to get out of the kitchen today – or tomorrow! This song has been playing in my head for the past few days and I wanted to share it with you.
Grateful, Thankful, Blessed
Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude to God, our Creator and Provider, whose guidance and care go before us, and whose love is with us forever. Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the changes, to remember that we, too, grow and change from one season of life to another. Thanksgiving is a time of…
Let There be Lights!
I love solar lights. I remember sitting on the patio in the evening, watching the lights come on in the garden. It looked like a fairy land. That was a while ago and those lights were amber and white. I remember the first time I saw a color-changing solar light. Magic! From then on, that…
A Thankful Heart
Lord, I will give thanks to you with all my heart. I will tell about all the wonderful things you have done.I will be glad and full of joy because of you. Most High God, I will sing the praises of your name. Psalm 9:1-2 New International Reader’s Version Every moment of every day – from the…
Blessed Beyond Measure
“As with all commandments, gratitude is a description of a successful mode of living. The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.” James E. Faust Lord who rules over all, blessed is the person who trusts in you. Psalm 84:12 New International Reader’s Version “When it comes to life the…