Category: Thankful Thursdays

Thankful for stamps. The introduction of e-bill payment released my postage stamps from burdensome duties and freed them for a much more meaningful purpose. I love to stick those suckers on letters, notes, and cards. Especially this time of year. ♥♥ C’mon, friends, go retro – practice your penmanship, slap a stamp on it and…

Oh my, the world is upside down! I am grateful for three things that are free, irreplaceable, and can last a lifetime:  FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE. If you have them, hang on to them for dear life, and please do share. If you don’t, run, go find some right away! It may be our only chance….

On this very special Thankful Thursday, as I write this post and reflect on my blessings, which are many, too many for words really, I have to say that what jumps at me right this minute are the faces of those who love and support me, and who give me their time, even from a…

Thankful for every breath of simplicity in my life.  Life is short.  Keep it simple. What are you thankful for today? “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.” ~ E.F. Schumacher  

Thankful for candles. Around since B.C. They light a room, set a mood, celebrate a birthday, dedicate a prayer (us Cubans, we love to “encender una velita”). And in South Florida, where winter is…well, you know, sort of not, candles fill our homes with the scent and feel of holidays. ¡Dale, enciende esa velita! P.S.  Please…

Thankful that I am rich in the things that matter. What Money Can’t Buy A bed, but not sleep. Books, but not brains. Food, but not appetite. Finery, but not beauty. A house, but not a home. Medicine, but not health. Luxuries, but not culture. Amusements, but not happiness. A crucifix, but not a Savior….

In the spirit of Halloween and dressing up, here’s a throwback to September 5, 1969, Habana, Cuba – me in my flamenco get-up – designed and created by my Mom, who made gazillion costumes throughout the years to dress up my sister, my brother, and me, and every kid in our family (whether we liked them…

There are things I wish I could change. The fact I can’t is a stark reminder that I am not in control, and hence a great lesson in acceptance. So, like it or not, for the things I cannot change, today I am thankful. If freckles were lovely, and day was night, And measles were…

That my children have a home. So many images of displaced children. Mothers, fathers, carrying them, their most precious possessions, across countless borders, fleeing from oppression and other terrible things. My parents did this for us, but the images I retain in my memory about that time (although indeed hard times) are not nearly as…

Thankful that life moves in circles and unruly shapes and patterns – allowing for second chances, for negatives to turn into positives, for lessons to turn into wisdom. God shakes things up, yes, like it or not. I have learned it serves one best to go with it. What are you thankful for today? “We turn to…