Living in the Peace Zone
You know how it feels. You, or someone you love is hurting so much. No one else could possibly understand this pain. You think “Can this be real? Am I dreaming?” Maybe your closest friend or family member just passed away, and everywhere you look, people are just fine. They’re laughing. They’re carefree. They’re going…
Yesterday, I placed my Christmas card, with this photo included, at over 100 apartment homes where I live. The picture is of our common area which is such a beautiful gathering place. I added these words to the photo: “Home is oh so sweet with friends like you!” It is true. So many new and…
One of my all-time favorite worship songs is Matt Redman’s “10,000 Reasons”. The song won two Grammy Awards for “Best Contemporary Christian Music Song”. It is a love and blessing song to God. “You’re rich in love / And You’re slow to anger / Your name is great / And Your heart is kind /…
Shopping is in full force this morning. Well, actually, it has been in full force the entire month of November, if you based it on all the store email advertisements that said “Black Friday sales going on NOW! It seems “Black Friday” is no longer reserved for just Friday. Clearly, the Thanksgiving holiday has come…
Happy Thanksgiving to all my wonderful social media friends and family. THANK YOU for your encouragement to me and being a bright light that brightens our world with God’s love. All over our country, turkeys are in the oven or will soon get there while all the other delicacies are readied for their family’s celebration…
Two days until Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving in advance! I sensed an urgency to prepare my friends for the BIG day! First of all let me say how thankful I am for you! I can’t overstate how much my social media family means to me. I am ever grateful that you read my blogs and hopefully…
In big box stores, it’s been “beginning to look a lot like Christmas” for months now. They have touted us with their holiday wares since before Spring ended. On social media, I’ve seen many of my friends skipping right over Thanksgiving and their home is decked out in Christmas glory! A Washington State friend displayed…
Happy first day of Thanksgiving week to you and yours! I know that this is “game-on” week for all the culinary chefs out there – from young, first-time Thanksgiving cooks who are entertaining their families and friends to those well-seasoned cooks who carry on their annual family traditions of tasteful food favorites. There is so…
What a great start to this beautiful “Thanksgiving” month with a day that celebrates our heroes of faith! It is All Saints Day and it’s not just to remember them, but it encourages us to imitate them. So many devoted their lives to God and were Christ’s Light bearers. Many were martyred for their faith.…
Hooray! My favorite season begins today – the time when the heat waves subside and everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature has been saving up all year for the grand finale! Here’s to celebrating this first day of Fall with a heart full of gratitude. It was as though God was announcing…