STORIES AND REFLECTIONS
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For our moms’ cooking. Okay, it’s no secret I can’t cook (or don’t like to, I should say…okay no I really can’t). But, I’ve got a mom and a mother-in-law who rock the kitchen. Thank the Lord! For them both. “I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end…
For birthdays. I love them. A day when we can have our cake and eat it too! Sure, some are more exciting than others, and some are downright scary. But, at home we’ve always been big on birthdays. We don’t just celebrate each other’s “day,” we celebrate each other’s “month.” Our doorbell plays the birthday tune pretty much the whole year. Sort of a reminder that we should celebrate life every day and thank God for the time we get with the ones we love….
Here’s a Thankful Thursdays challenge – Today, I invite you to express your gratitude to someone…. [Not much challenge in that, you say? Okay, but I wasn’t finished]… express your gratitude in a way that, well, you could say has gone out the window: in written form…. [Piece of cake, you say? I’m still not finished]…and do it in tangible written form. [cricket, cricket]….
Summer gratitude…
“Summer is the time when one sheds one’s tensions with one’s clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit.”….
Here’s a guest post by my old friend Barbie Rodriguez, written after the recent loss of her friend. This one brought it home for me on various levels. I hope it touches you as well.
My friend is Home. I have been trying to write this for a few days now. Today is the 4th of July, later I will watch the fireworks with my neighbors and their kids, we’ll munch…
Cafecito time my friends! A special thanks to Angela, who makes it for us every afternoon….
I’d like to use a couple of my [hopefully] 86,400 seconds today to express my gratitude to YOU, the loyal readers of RxfortheSoul, especially on Thursdays. And so, for your time, following, feedback, and fuel…. “We don’t heal in isolation, but in community.” ~S.K. Harrell
That we have Angels who walk beside us. Two of mine: my dad and sister. Gone too soon, each an August like this one, some time ago. I love and miss them more than any words can tell. Thankful today, and always, for my Angels, and the hope that keeps them close….
Last Wednesday, I sent out the prayer request below. I am extremely happy to report that Javier’s test results have come back negative, showing no signs of cancer. Praise the Lord! On behalf of Javier, his family, and all of us who know and love him, THANK YOU! Prayer prevails….