Month: October 2014

Embrace the Place

I was going to be driving to Texas by 6 am. But last night I thought I should check the air in my tires. When I did, I saw a big nail in the last one. Now, I’ll be going to the tire store at 8 am (when it opens) to have them change the…

By Donna Wuerch October 15, 2014 Off

You are a Thoroughbred. Run Your Race.

Each of us have our own assignment to fulfill and we were created, individually and uniquely, to run our OWN race. We might think, “If I just had their good looks, or money, or their skills, or their talents — I could be successful.” Bottom line — God’s generous hand of blessing is on OUR…

By Donna Wuerch October 12, 2014 Off

God is Such a Show Off

God is such a “show-off”!! The God we serve is so extravagant. He goes overboard showing us His love and creativity. He didn’t just make a tree — He made a whole variety of trees — with fruits and flowers, with colorful leaves and distinctive branches — from the smallest dwarf tree to the giant…

By Donna Wuerch October 11, 2014 Off

Growing Older — Growing Merrier

TBT — This photo was taken two years ago during Mom’s 90th Birth-Month Celebrations. Each day of that October month, we made a big deal of celebrating her. On this day (October 9th, 2012), I gave her “The Last of the Good Clean Jokes” Book. It was to honor her, and her great sense of…

By Donna Wuerch October 9, 2014 Off

You Are His Treasured Possession

Helping my daughter and her family unpack into their new home in Texas, we were sorting through “stuff” to determine what to keep or put in an upcoming yard sale that their new neighborhood was getting ready to have. I came across a few things that I snagged that were “just my size” or I…

By Donna Wuerch October 9, 2014 Off

Count Your Blessings — Name Them One By One

On a recent flight, I read Michael J. Fox’s take on “Coping with Adversity”. He said “It was only when I could accept the fact that I had Parkinson’s disease that I began to think, ‘What haven’t I lost?’ I haven’t lost my enthusiasm. I haven’t lost my intelligence. I haven’t lost my passion for…

By Donna Wuerch October 8, 2014 Off