We have been in our new home, and new (to me) home state, for just over 2 weeks. Â In some ways in seems much longer…but in other ways it seems like much less than 2 weeks! Â The unpacking is going well…slow at times, but it is happening! Â And we have enjoyed getting to know several families from church, and are …
Giving Thanks
I hope to fill in a few of the gaps in the not-too-distant future… But for now…I have much to be thankful for! . ——— . An abundance of helping hands (slave labor) in the packing process Paper plates Bubble wrap . . Gingerbread houses Aunties . . Early Christmas celebrations Family Christmas Service . . Children’s Choirs A mother-in-law …
Count Your Blessings
“…What a rare thing is thankfulness…. . We are more ready to pray than to praise, and more disposed to ask God for what we have not, than to thank Him for what we have. Murmurings, and complainings, and discontent abound on every side of us. Few indeed are to be found who are not continually hiding their mercies under …
Our Thanksgiving Prayer
. “Lord, we give You thanks for all that You in Your mercy have given us to be and to do and to have. Â Deliver us, Lord, from all greed to be and to do and to have anything not in accord with Your holy purposes. Â Teach us to rest quietly in Your promise to supply, recognizing that if we …
How to Make Yourself Miserable
I thought this an appropriate reminder for Thanksgiving: Count your troubles, name them one by one–at the breakfast table, if anybody will listen, or as soon as possible thereafter. Worry every day about something. Don’t let yourself get out of practice. It won’t add a cubit to your stature but it might burn a few calories. Pity yourself. If you …