When I was a kid, I loved to eat bread. Biscuits with butter and jam were among my favorites to eat! And, I remember when I was probably a teenager, that we would eat cinnamon toast with fruit cocktail for supper every single Sunday evening. I loved it! We had it down to assembly line… Read More Day 22 – Thankful for Bread
Hello everyone! How are you today? What is the weather like now where you live? I brought in the rest of the cucumbers, large green tomatoes, and 2 small zucchini before the cold rain started this evening. The freeze is only a little more than 24 hours away. Whenever the cold weather comes again where… Read More Day 21 – Thankful for our home
As I mentioned this summer in this post, my youngest daughter and I have been going through the process of trying to get a diagnosis for the conglomerate of unpleasant symptoms that she has been suffering. This Thursday we get to go see a geneticist. In filling out the forms, I’ve had to contact family… Read More Day 20 – Thankful for deeper bonding in trying times
Lord, I thank You that You bring us good news! You are the God of good news for You are good! You are the One who makes all things to work together for good to those who love You, and You use the trials and difficulties of our lives to make us more like Jesus!… Read More Worship with me #66
Sometimes hearing the truth is an occasion for rejoicing, but sometimes it is a source of embarrassment. I don’t like it when someone uses the truth (or what they perceive to be truth) as a weapon to hurt me. Do you? But I am thankful anyway for the truth, especially coming from wise counselors and… Read More Day 19 – Thankful for the Truth
This morning my alarm went off at 10:30. a.m. I have it set for 10:30 every Saturday just in case I sleep too late even though I have important things to do. I got up, turned off the alarm, and upon learning that my husband had only been up for 10 minutes and my daughter… Read More Day 18 – Sleeping in
I have been reading pretty much every day for so many years that I barely remember a time when I could not read. I’m told reading is a privilege that many people in the world do not have. My life would be very different had I never learned to read. So, yes, today I am… Read More Day 17 – Thankful to be Able to Read
The last three weeks I have become more aware of just how important our toes and feet are. I broke my toe. It’s my first broken bone ever, and it’s no walk in the park! 😂😂 Haha! I went from walking miles to hobbling around in a post-op boot. The doctor told me to wear… Read More Day 16 of 365 Days of Thanks – Learning from a Broken Toe
Have you ever thought what the night sky would look like if there were no stars and no moon? Every night would be blackness in the entire expanse! The other night I spent a very relaxing bit of time close to midnight just staring up at the stars as they became more and more visible.… Read More Day 15 – Thankful for the Stars
Did you ever think of a song as being a gift? I know sometimes we talk about a person having a musical gift, but what about the song itself? Is not the song a gift? And is it not a gift to be able to sing along, even if we aren’t particularly gifted at music?… Read More Day 14 – Gift of Song
Perfectionism was pushed on me from early childhood. This gave me the idea that I had to constantly strive to perform perfectly to please God, and that each time I failed in that striving, I had displeased Him and made Him love me less. What a relief to learn that He knew before I was… Read More Day 13 – Thankful for Grace
Last night I woke to the deep rumbles of thunder, which, for whatever reason, I find to be a soothing sound! 😊 Today I’m thankful to be able to hear! Over 10 years ago I had such a bad ear infection in my left ear that I could barely hear out of it; I’m glad… Read More Day 12 – Thankful for Hearing
Scripture is full of examples of prayers that others have prayed, which God apparently thought were so important for us to know about that He had them written down for us to read all these centuries and even millennia later! Sometimes, when we sit down and read these, the words fit our situation perfectly, and… Read More Scripture prayers #9
When I was a teenager, part of what we were expected to do to finish high school was to complete driver’s education. Somehow I passed with an A even though my parents only took me out one time each to practice. To their credit, they didn’t have to do so in those days. Also, when… Read More Day 11 – Ability to Drive
Today, I had the opportunity to decide what I would do with the few minutes I had free between tasks. I decided to go visit with a good acquaintance of mine who works across the street from where I did my shopping. It was so good to see her again, and we enjoyed catching up… Read More Day 10 – Cheerful interactions
The other day I was out in the garden pulling weeds without gloves, and, of course, my hands got dirty. I was so glad to just have soap and running water to wash my hands and get nice and clean. I wonder how often we think to be thankful for soap and water? But, you… Read More Day 9 of 365 – Thanks and a story
You know, we have so much for which to be thankful. We could probably sit down and write 50 or a hundred things in one sitting if we really tried. But sometimes when everything seems gray and cold and we become wearied by the trials of life, a fog seems to descend on our spirit,… Read More Day 8 of 365 Days of Thanks
For quite some time a movement has been afoot pushing the ideology that there is NO absolute truth. They have been pushing it in our high schools and colleges as truth (huh? Isn’t there something wrong with this picture?), and a lot of young people just soak it up and don’t even think to challenge… Read More Absolute Truth
Today I am thankful for rest. I’ve been going, and going, and going since May, and once in a while I just have to rest. A couple of weekends ago, my cousin came for a short visit from France, and I so anticipated and enjoyed having him that I walked almost 15 miles in two… Read More Day 7 of 365 Days of Thanks
With the colder weather arriving, I am reminded to be thankful for my warm, soft blankets. Our heater has been kicking on for a few days, and I’m thankful for that, also, but that first morning before my husband lit the pilot light, I was all snuggled up with the warm blanket! Fortunately, it was… Read More Day 5 of 365 Days of Thanks
Welcome to Scripture Prayers, #8 in this series! Do you ever have those times when you just don’t know what to pray? Scriptures are full of prayers and promises from God that He wants us to believe and claim! First, I’ll write the Scripture; then, I’ll write the prayer just below it. Psalm 28 NASB… Read More Scripture Prayer #8
Today I’m thankful for safety on the roads. It’s incredible how we get in the car day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, and the Lord brings us safely to our destinations. Whether we are driving, biking, walking, or taking public transport, how often do we think about the hundreds… Read More Day 3 of 365 Days of Thanks
That 2 looks so small next to the number 365. Is it really possible to remember to be thankful every day? Well, I’m pretty sure many people have done it before; now it’s our turn to give it a try! We have to start somewhere, right? “…with God all things are possible.” Mark 10:27 Day… Read More Day 2 of 365 days of Thanks
How our hearts begin to harden When from thanks we start to stray. So to have a tender heart, dear Lord, Help me give you thanks each day! — Loved by the King of kings I’m not sure if I remember to be truly grateful every single day. I remember to thank God for the… Read More 365 Days of Thanks
Welcome to Worship with me #65! You know, sometimes we want to put all our thoughts, beliefs, and understandings of how things work in a box, file it neatly away in our “this-is-how-it-is cubbyholes”, and perish the thought that someone else may not agree with what is in our box! I’ve been guilty of that,… Read More Worship with me #65
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