Thanksgiving Starts With “Thank You”!
A BIG jumbo sized “THANK YOU”, Lord, for our Dallas Cowboys’ win over Washinton yesterday. What a great time we had cheering for our team! I know that sounds trivial, especially in the light of many who are in a world of hurt today, But, why shouldn’t we be THANKFUL in ALL things? Carl and…
Freedom Isn’t Free
Today is Veterans Day. Thank You, Veterans, for paying the ultimate price for our freedom! On this day we realize that freedom isn’t free. Those incredible Americans who served and are serving in our military on active duty or in the reserves, deserve to know that if they give their lives for our nation, we…
💐💐Happy Mother’s Day to ALL Women 💐💐
One of my greatest joys in life has been to be a mother….to my own children AND to those God put into my life “to mother”. Nothing is so dear as the results of a hug or a word of wisdom I shared with someone who needed that hug or word. It is so unique…
Our Promise-Keeping Father
Saturday night I made it to church in time to kneel and pray for a few minutes before the service began. I remembered an old Dottie Rambo song as I prayed: “I didn’t come here to ask You for anything.I just came to talk with you Lord.You’ve answered a million prayers or more,That I forgot…
Amping Up Gratitude Through Appreciation
Gratitude just can’t be emphasized enough. Radical gratitude means we’re going to walk through life being grateful in every situation, no matter what — in times of plenty, when times are tight, when times are good, bad, right, or wrong. We can develop an attitude of gratitude by choosing to be grateful in every situation.…
Happy Presidents Day! Thanks, Presidents!
I gave considerable thought to Presidents’ Day before posting today. In my research, I found this day began as a way of celebrating George Washington’s Birthday (our first U.S. president) and now it’s a federal holiday that honors all presidents of the U.S. In celebrating this day, do we really acknowledge, with gratitude, what our…
Character is Doing the Right Thing — When No One is Looking
Character is doing the RIGHT THING – when no one is looking. You know – putting the grocery cart in the stall instead of just leaving it in a parking space, or putting the lettuce back in the produce department instead of conveniently slipping it in the laundry detergent department. Our logic says “After all,…