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…
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…
Candy Corn, Peanuts, Pumpkin Spice Coffee and Gratitude
Can you feel it? Whether we’re pulling out our sweaters or still running our air conditioner at full blast, autumn is undeniably here. Hobby Lobby and Michael’s have had their shelves stocked with Fall decorations for months, and now shoppers are setting the Fall atmosphere in their homes with those scarecrows, pumpkins, and décor’. Fall…
It’s a Matter of Perspective
I had the privilege of judging at the Dallas Speech and Debate Tournament yesterday. One of the speeches that impressed, inspired and blessed me was by a gal who gave an Illustrative Oratory entitled “Perspective”. An illustrative oratory is one where the speaker is able to use props and graphics on an easel and boards…
What’s Your Default Setting?
I’m sure we’ve all had to deal with “default settings” on some of our electronics. For example, if our cell phone is having issues, and all else fails, we’re told to reset it back to the default or factory settings. On our computers, our fonts or our margins are programmed to the default setting, until…
Love Conquers All
Yesterday, I started out with a spring in my step and joy in my heart, celebrating my great big, wonderful God who confounds me with His unfathomable love for me. I spoke into my day blessings and peace as I continued with thanksgiving to my Lord for His goodness to me. That’s the way my…
Easter is the Answer to EVERYTHING!
As I was on my morning walk, I saw this sign in one of the neighbors’ front yard. I looked around at other homes, and it occurred to me that there were no other reminders that the Easter season is here. Even at our local stores — Easter décor is pretty slim pickin’s. To think…
The Wide Eyed Wonder of a Child
Over the river and through the woods to Austin from Texas…..now it’s play time with my Southern Texas Fam!!! Oh the miles I’m putting on my car….but every mile brings with it so much gratitude and thanksgiving. I delight in these precious times of family focus — especially here during the Christmas season. While my…
Gratitude for Simple Pleasures
When itemizing those things we are grateful for, we’ll list a lot of things that money affords — like our home, car, clothes, food, electronics, appliances and all those THINGS that add to our comfort. But now, in retrospect, I realize those precious treasures that money can’t buy. The Simple Pleasures. Thanksgiving usually brings families…