This morning I was awakened with gentle kisses.
My alarm clock is the BEST!
I am so thankful for my husband … not just for gentle kisses, for the cooking, cleaning, help around the house … not just for supporting my work as an educator … not just because he is a delightful granddad …
BUT because he knows me so thoroughly and yet he still loves me! Daily he reminds me of the love of the Father!
I am grateful for my husband!
Day 25: Today I am thankful for amenities that I take for granted! Can’t help but be grateful for indoor plumbing, a washer, dryer and a dishwasher! My refrigerator keeps my food cold and fresh. My freezer even dispenses water and ice at the push of a button. The coffee maker makes my coffee stronger…
I love to walk. I love to walk our neighborhood, the trails nearby, but I especially love walking on the beach. There is a certain calmness in walking. I don’t know if it is the act of walking itself or if it is being outside. I have to admit walking on a treadmill is not…
I wrote the following words in January 2011 … shortly after our small sweet church disbanded: It is uncomfortable to be without a church home right now. I shared with a few friends last night that I don’t like these circumstances. But as the scripture says to, “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is…
“Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone” ~~ G.B. Stern This week the writing muse left me. I thought each day about things for which I was grateful … but when I thought about writing … well … the empty blog is evidence of what happened. Some may think that focusing on gratitude each day…
On the afternoon drive home, I listened to NPR report that the approval ratings for Congress, our President, both political parties are at an all time low. And just this morning I heard a stirring reading of the Gettysburg address. It is the 150th birthday of that proclamation! I was overwhelmed with gratitude as I…
The secret of seeing is, then, the pearl of great price. … But although the pearl may be found, it may not be sought. The literature of illumination reveals this above all: although it comes to those who wait for it, it is always, even to the most practiced and adept, a gift and a total…