Tag: blessed

Blessed are They who Believe

My blog title today was inspired by Luke 1:45 “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her!” Mary’s cousin, Elizabeth, proclaimed those affirming words to Mary after a long trip from Nazareth. It is only 9 days until Christmas AND 15 days until 2024, but who’s counting? This…

By Donna Wuerch December 16, 2023 Off

Thankful and Grateful

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! I am so thankful for YOU and, above all, so thankful for God’s love and blessings to us all. Carl and I had an early Thanksgiving with his family a couple of weeks ago. And tomorrow my family will be converging in East Texas. Thanksgiving! THIS IS THE DAY…

By Donna Wuerch November 23, 2023 Off

So Privileged

My heart goes out to so many in this world who have lost their homes, their security, their families, and their peace. It makes me even more grateful to live in America where we are so privileged while in other areas of the world, so many are under-privileged. Lord, please come to their aid. Lord,…

By Donna Wuerch October 19, 2023 Off

This is Me

How utterly self-centered can I be as I sing “Happy Birthday to Me” today? Why not? This birthday week started with my sweet husband giving me a James Avery sunflower necklace that honors our wedding and the sunflowers we chose. Before that, he had taken me to a “Sunflower” Vietnamese Restaurant that displayed sunflowers throughout.…

By Donna Wuerch August 26, 2023 Off

Want to be Thankful with Me Today?

 We are still under the “boil water”notice that was issued for all Austin Water customers Saturday night due to an “internal treatment process issue that resulted in high turbidity within the Ullrich Water Treatment plant.” In addition, emergency water restrictions were issued, meaning residents are asked to conserve water. So what is all the fuss…

By Donna Wuerch February 7, 2022 Off

It’s Time to Flip the Script

A couple of days ago I blogged about this wonderful new season of Fall making its debut. Gratitude commenced with great expectations. Despite the pandemic and political unrest, we still live in a land where life is good. We take many things for granted. The air conditioning stayed on, and we awoke to a comfortable…

By Donna Wuerch September 24, 2021 Off