STORIES AND REFLECTIONS
Thankful for my very special father (I miss him so), for all the great dads I know, and for the awesome father my children have been blessed with. Here’s to all of them, as we celebrate their day this Sunday. Happy Father’s Day! “He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me…
For 121 Thankful Thursdays. 🙂 I didn’t know how many I’d be able to share with you after that first one back on 2-9-12. Many I hoped. Well, 121 is many. Very grateful for that. Here’s praying for even many more. And thank YOU for sharing yours with me! That’s made this little project all the more…
Thankful for those days when you see change coming and you wonder what He’s up to, what He’s got cooking and why. Because that keeps me “faithing.” Ahh…God the Master of my puzzle. How He keeps us on our toes! “Embrace spiritual uncertainty. It’s called mystery. Embrace occupational uncertainty. It’s called destiny. Embrace emotional uncertainty. It’s called…
After tragedy – solidarity, support, and hope. It has been wonderful and touching to see the show of support for Lauren’s friend, Cristina Gomez, since her accident Monday night. The huge amount of young people coming together for prayer services, vigils, etc. So amazing to see. And for that, I am thankful. Cristina is still in critical…
For the little messages that remind me what joyful comedians my children are. I’m sure yours are too. Wishing you a very happy and blessed Mother’s Day!! Siblings: Children of the same parents, each of whom is perfectly normal until they get together. The sweetest sounds to mortals given Are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven. ~…
This week’s message, one of Joel’s best. Something for everyone in this one, shedding light on “for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.” Our time here is counted my friends, let’s make the best of it. Set aside some of it and take a listen.
Went by my favorite neighborhood bookstore tonight and looksy what I found! (Still can’t believe it…feeling accomplished).
It’s a no brainer to me that this week’s thankful post expresses my gratitude for the opportunity I had last Thursday night to further promote my little book project, and do it in the presence of such amazing company. As the Books & Books manager wrote to me the day after, “You had a wonderful crowd. There was a lot of love in that room….” Yes indeed, and I felt it! ♥ So thankful.
Here’s the video of the Books & Books event. Again, thank you all for your support and company. A special thanks to my editor, Betty Bottomley, who made it in time all the way from Tennessee! To my nephew, Ralph, for a very touching and very cool intro. And to Ray, for standing there the whole time holding…