Thanksgiving
I want to dwell just a little bit more on Thanksgiving before we move on to Christmas. For most of our kids, it’s not a hard task for them to tell you what they are thankful for. They are asked to do this at school and at church, and you can expect them to come [...]
Is there anything to be thankful for at Thanksgiving?
It’s been said that an optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day! Plenty of food at Thanksgiving sure gives us a reason to be thankful. But we can still find something to complain about – the turkey is dry, the gravy is too thin, and there’s no whipped cream for [...]
Turn a bad day into a good day
The day was hectic. After I took the kids to school, I met with difficult clients, followed up with a frustrating transaction, and fought traffic coming home. There was nothing for dinner. I was hungry, tired, and irritated. “Get out of my way so I heat up some leftovers!” I snapped. I shouldn’t even have [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
I’m going out to buy the turkey today…and getting ready to feed 20+ people at my house on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It’s not a huge ado with presents and all that, but it’s enough of an excuse to bake pecan pies and pumpkin bread, get the house cleaned up, and [...]
Learning to give back
A 20-something year old girl at church said something to me on Sunday that was incredibly mature. “I decided to stay at this church because when I was growing up at this church, a lot of people here contributed to my growth. Now I want to give back and help other people grow at this [...]
An Attitude of Gratitude
“I didn’t get what I wanted for Christmas!” “Is that all??” Did you hear that at your house after all the Christmas presents were opened? How do we teach our children to have a thankful heart instead of being discontent with what they have? “I am disappointed that I didn’t get what I wanted for [...]