Living Like Royalty
I came from a middle class family. We didn’t have much, but we had all we needed. We knew love — but by no means did we know royalty and wealth, or the social graces that went along with it. But, then, one day, I came into a royal family…..the Family of God — where…
These Moments Are a Few of My Favorite Things
It is isn’t the money in my wallet or the car I drive or home I live in. It isn’t the TV show that made me laugh or the movie I saw that inspired me. Nothing can compare with the priceless gratitude moments that represent my favorite things. I was thrilled to have my children…
On Your Mark — Get Set…GO! It’s Black Friday!! Let the Christmas Season Begin!
Thanksgiving day was everything I had hoped it would be — worshiping God, hearing a beautiful message on “Instead of just Thanksgiving — make it Thanks-Living” and then being able to serve blessed communion at church early morning. I headed home to go into hyper-speed mode to get the turkey cooking with all the fixin’s…
So Very Thankful On This Thanksgiving Day!
So Very Thankful On This Thanksgiving Day! Happy Thanksgiving, dear FB Friends and Family! I am so thankful for far more than I deserve today. Of God’s many blessings to me, He gave me yet another “surprise” blessing at this time in my life. He gave me YOU — my Facebook friends and family. I…
Christmas Before Thanksgiving?
Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Tomorrow will be our U.S. Thanksgiving Day. My Canadian family and friends celebrated their Thanksgiving Day back in October. For them, it makes Thanksgiving Day a couple of months before Christmas. I like that pause before Christmas activities. Whether October or November, it’s been beginning to look a lot like Christmas for…
Start With Gratitude and End With Gratitude
Start and Finish With Gratitude Yesterday, this picture and message was posted on my cell phone timeline by Facebook. FB said this was the first photo I ever uploaded from my phone to FB five years ago today. That made me smile because this is the week of Thanksgiving, and it seems that I was…
Thank You. Thank You. Thank You.
I’m starting this Thanksgiving week with so much gratitude to God for His love and His many blessings — far more than I could ever deserve! I am not lucky, fortunate, or merely disciplined – I am the recipient of God’s grace – His unmerited favor because I am His and He is mine. It’s…
God’s Church Triumphant is Alive and Well
God’s Church Triumphant is Alive and Well I’ll be heading home from Tulsa after attending church with so many of my dearest friends this morning. Of course, my sweet godson will be sitting by me. That’s been his seat since my Sweetheart went to heaven. Each Sunday, he’d wait for me, or I would wait…
You Matter and You Are Loved!
You see all those leaves following from the trees? I’m here in Tulsa and the Oklahoma winds are blowing through with gusto which means the leaves must give way to the pull. Perhaps you see yourself as just another leaf on one of those trees that has seen its best days and is falling, falling,…
The Symbols and Mementos of a Beautiful Life
My Sweetheart went “home” on November 16, 2010. On the day after, it was already time to begin the preparations for his home going celebration. We had to do all those necessary things one must do in dealing with a loved one’s passing: go to the funeral home, choose a casket and determine burial logistics,…