Thanksgiving & Christmas – Together Hand in Hand
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 Thanksgiving Week!
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…
Happy November and Being Grateful for Those We Remember
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.…
Welcome to Fall, Ya’ll
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…
I am Determined
Today our 46th president will be inaugurated and a new administration will take the reins of leading our country. I am determined to be optimistic and positive because I know WHO will actually be in control. Our God. And He reigns supreme. I will not be disheartened. I will not fear. I will pray for…
It’s Black Friday!! Let the Christmas Season Begin!
Last year, I mixed up Thanksgiving and Christmas with both décor strategically placed throughout my home. But this year, though I put up my outside lights (note my two youngest grands modeling my lights for me), I didn’t want to rush past this time of expressing my gratitude for God’s blessings this year. In my…
Happy Thanks-giving and Grateful for Thanks-Living
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m so thankful for YOU! I’m thankful you’re my friend, family member or casual acquaintance, but the fact that you may read my daily blogs from time to time, humbles me, and encourages me to keep on doing what I know God called me to do. THANK YOU for your love! I’m so…
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
As with many families, mine divides and conquers the holidays. My daughter’s family and I spend Thanksgiving day together and my son and family spends their Thanksgiving day in Muldrow, OK where Shawntel’s family lives. They celebrate with Grandma and over 60 family members. On Friday, they join us here in Frisco for our traditional…
The Struggle is Real……but, so is God!
This is Thanksgiving week and I know that many are not looking for paper to write down all your blessings. Not when you’re feeling like you’re six feet under the load and you don’t have a shovel to dig yourself out. From having been there, I know the struggle is very real. I know how…
Time Out for Thanksgiving
Aw! Thanksgiving Week — the time we purposely focus on God’s multiplied blessings to us. Though it’s the mindset we should have all year through, this time is to hone in on what is most important to us. Before I go into the high energy “Martha” mode, I am pausing in these wee hours of…