2 things this Thursday morning: – For the warmth of the sun on my skin…Florida winter…aaaahhhh. – For questions that make me go: “hmmm….” ~ Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don’t unravel.
Author: Connie Perez
Thankful Thursdays
For yet another great CCD year. And my students, soon to receive their Confirmation. May the Holy Spirit guide them always. ~Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don’t unravel.
I don’t think He wants our chocolate.
Every year I look forward to Lent. Although I could (and should) do it throughout the year, the 40 days before Easter are a meaningful way for me to slow down and reevaluate. And boy do I need to slow down and reevaluate! At no other time…
Thankful Thursdays
For my mother, who turns 80 this Saturday. Having lost my father when he was a young 56, I know how blessed I’ve been to have been given my mother’s company all these years. If the whole world were put into one scale, and my mother in the other, the whole world would kick the…
So faith, hope, LOVE remain…
“So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
~ 1 Corinthians 13:13
Thankful Thursdays
Some time ago while reading One Thousand Gifts, a book wherein the author embraces everyday blessings, I thought to start my own list. At first, it was a piece of cake, but once I was done listing the obviously important big stuff like health, family, faith, friends, etc., it became progressively difficult because I didn’t…
A Matter of Inconvenience
As of the start of this writing, what I’m feeling is disappointment. I trust by the time I post it I will feel differently. The last couple of days though, whole other story. Earlier this week, my son was rear ended by a teenager obviously not paying attention…
Simply, thank you.
It’s been over 7 years since I first started sharing tidbits of writings with my closest allies, despite doubting anyone would be interested in what I thought or had to say. It was the surprising feedback I received that prompted the creation of Rx for the Soul shortly thereafter. The past few years this blog…
Be up to the Test!
Several years ago, a preacher from out-of-state accepted a call to a church in Houston, Texas. Some weeks after he arrived, he had an occasion to ride the bus from his home to the downtown area. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a quarter too much change. As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, ‘You’d better give the quarter back. It would be wrong to keep it.’ Then he…
Win or lose, it’s how you play the game…of Life.
Don’t tell Tebow this is all just about football. Tebowmania is about so much more. Before the game yesterday, he met with 16-year-old Bailey Knaub from nearby Loveland, Colorado….