So Many Reasons to Be Thankful

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  Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.   (Native American Proverb) Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. What a great time to think about all the reasons we have to be thankful! I have so many to count off. My family. The Lord’s love and grace. My church family. Good health. A beautiful place to live with fields and woods …

Surprised by Joyful Moments

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Fight to find the joy in everyday. (Aleisha) Something popped up on Facebook a while back that started me thinking. I know. Lots of things pop up on Facebook. Some fun things. Some serious things. Some crazy things. But what I’m talking about was a suggestion to name three everyday type of things you love without thinking about it. So I …

Count Your Blessings

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“The love of a family is life’s greatest blessing.” – Eve Burrows I asked you in last Sunday’s post to share something for which you were thankful as a way to enter a drawing to win a choice of one my autographed books. I wasn’t surprised that nearly all of you mentioned family as a number one blessing. I have …

The Gift of Everyday Blessings

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“You will be blessed the moment you realize you already are.” – Bryant McGill Hope you are having a tremendous week with blessings chasing you everywhere you go. Even more, I hope you notice those blessings. Sometimes we stay so busy that we don’t always pay attention to the good things in our lives. At my little country church we …

Blessings Only Come to Those Who Notice

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May your troubles be less, your blessings more and may nothing but happiness come through your door. –Irish Blessing Blessings only come to those who notice . An unthankful heart is like a finger trying to sift the sand for iron–it doesn’t discover God’s mercies.  But a thankful heart, just like the magnet, sweeps through life’s circumstances and finds daily …

Time for Pies and Thanks

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“There is always, always something to be thankful for.” On Thanksgiving Day we search through our thoughts for those reasons to be thankful. I have so many. Some big things like my family, my faith, my friends, my books, readers like you, my church, and I could go on and on. But sometimes it’s also good to think about those …

What Blessings Can You Count?

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Blessings only come to those who notice.” Every week at my little church, we take time to mention prayer requests. But we also mention reasons we have to be thankful. Those things don’t have to be something remarkable. Often the things mentioned are what might be called everyday blessings remembered by a grateful heart. Someone might mention their grandchildren. I …

What are Your Everyday Blessings?

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“Blessings only come to those who notice.” We have a thanksgiving and praise time every week at our little church where we can mention reasons we are thankful. The reasons don’t have to be something big or fantastic. They can simply be everyday blessings remembered by a grateful heart. A recent list mentioned children and someone giving someone a ride …

What are Your Everyday Summertime Joys?

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A       “An unthankful heart is like a finger trying to sift the sand for iron–it doesn’t discover God’s mercies. But a thankful heart, just like the magnet, sweeps through life’s circumstances and finds daily blessings from God.                                               …