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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 …
Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble. ~Yehuda Berg How many of you, as children, learned the …
“A good marriage is where both people feel like they’re getting the better end of the deal.” ~Anne Lamott, Joe Jones My husband and I celebrated yet another year together this week. We married when we were both very young in the little country church where we are still members these many years later and added another son a few years …
“To dream of afar, to chase a star, to believe in Captain Hook. To dance with bears and have no cares, this is the magic of a book.” ― H.L. Stephens The Kentucky Book Fair was yesterday, and in my last blog post I mentioned that I’d probably smile so much all day that I would have tired smiling muscles …
The Kentucky Book Fair is an innovative book writing affair involving book lovers, readers, and writers, and it’s happening this weekend on Saturday November 16th, at Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. Entrance to the Book Fair is free and plenty of free parking too. Two hundred authors will be there with their books just waiting to talk to …
“Squirrels gathering nuts in a flurry, Will cause snow to gather in a hurry.” The weather forecasters are telling us we are getting ready to have a preview of winter next week. Cold with maybe some snowflakes. Nothing like this picture that was from a true winter snow in January or February. But a Facebook friend did share a similar …
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 …
Life is a question and how we live it is our answer. (Gary Keller) Our preacher this morning raised the question of what is the best life? He was preaching from the first chapter of Ephesians and talking about how we have the gift of God’s love to give us that best life. But his question sent me off on …
Winter is on the way. The weathermen have said that four letter word – snow. They warn that we might see some snowflakes tomorrow. On Halloween. But whether the snowflakes come or not, the frost and freeze is on the way. So far we’ve escaped a killing frost. My flowers are still blooming. I should go out in the rain …
A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. ~Isadora James Some years ago, after my husband’s mother died, we got together with his brothers and sister to find a way to keep the family from drifting apart as can happen when each family becomes its own extended …