A particularly senseless questions we sometimes ask each other is this: “Which of your 5 senses would you give up?” Vision? No sunsets, rainbows, smiles on well-loved faces? No, not vision. Hearing? No laughter, music, birdsong? No, not hearing. Smell? No flowers, fresh bread, scented candles? No, not smell. Taste? No chocolate, pumpkin pie, coffee?…
Month: November 2021
“Thank You”
“Thank you! Everything in me says “Thank you!” Angels listen as I sing my thanks.I kneel in worship facing your holy temple and say it again: “Thank you!”Thank you for your love, thank you for your faithfulness;Most holy is your name, most holy is your Word.The moment I called out, you stepped in; you made my life large with strength….
Be Thankful
Be thankful you don’t already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to? Be thankful when you don’t know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn. Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times, you grow. Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you…
Modern Inconvenience
(This is an old post reimagined.) The internet is down! The error message says someone may be trying to break in! Yikes! I’m feeling vulnerable and a little scared. I think about waiting it out, but I decide that as a fully capable adult I can handle it. I call AT&T. The voice on the phone…
The Power of Gratitude
Timeliness
I would have said that I am not the girl who forgets to set the clocks back. I usually do it Saturday afternoon; then go around mentally adjusting the time. But as of Sunday morning, I am that girl. I don’t know if it was euphoria of a (finally) clean house, or the effects of…
Thanks Givers
O God,this new day opens before us with promise and opportunity.It is your gift to us; help us make it our gift to you. The day lies before us like a page waiting to be written. Save us from scribbling over it meaningless marks and idle doodling. Help us to write somewhere upon it a poem of praise, …
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Thankfully Aware
Hallelujah! Thank you, Lord! How good you are! Your love for us continues on forever. Who can ever list the glorious miracles of God? Who can ever praise him half enough? Psalm 106:1-2 Living Bible “When you sit down to eat, pray. When you eat bread, do so thanking Him for being so generous to you….
Heaven Scent
I did something last week that I haven’t done in years. It was one of the hard days with my Chronic Fatigue and I just had no energy to make supper. So I ordered pizza. And not just pizza: pasta and dessert. (You have to buy three items to get the coupon.) With careful management,…