Posts Tagged ‘thanksgiving’
Thanksgiving Thank You from Helping Hands Press
This is a guest post from Helping Hands Press Thank You! We can’t say it any more plainly. As each day grows closer to those times of the year that makes one pause and reflect on what they are thankful for and what their year was like, we cannot help but come back to the…
Read MoreCanadian Thanksgiving 2014: The blessings of family and Nature
One choice I’ve been consciously making this past year is to find things to thank God for. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, not because of the food, but because it gives me an opportunity to really focus on the many blessings in my life. This past weekend my husband and I decided to…
Read MoreFrom Miserable to Amazing: The importance of Attitude
The above quote is from Charles R. Swindoll. He also says, “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” In Chapter 8 of Balanced: Finding Center as a Work-at-Home Mom, Tricia Goyer has two lists. The first one is titled: How to Make Today Truly Miserable. “Open your eyes…
Read MoreGentle Reminders of God’s Love
This morning I had too much work to do and not enough time. Dirty dishes were stacked in the sink and on the counter, clothes were overflowing the laundry baskets, and my schedule for the day required me to be away from home, which meant no time for writing. As I sat at the breakfast…
Read MoreRainbows and Remembrance Day
Yesterday I had the privilege of attending the Remembrance Day service at Ardmore School. I was especially touched by two events in the service. The first was a student who sang lyrics to a Remembrance Day poem her mother wrote more than twenty years ago. The second was the slideshow which depicted soldiers in the…
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