Threads of Gratitude: Now a tapestry

I have a confession to make.  I was secretly dreading my womens’ Bible study this fall. There were many reasons for this, and some of them were actually legitimate.  I wanted to be in a group of my peers, women of my age and life stage, and most of them were attending on Wednesdays.  After… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: Now a tapestry

Daddy’s Hands and Letting Go

I promise, this will be my last somber post for a while.  We have something special to celebrate this weekend, and come Monday I’m sure I’ll have plenty of happy blog-fodder to keep me occupied for many days to come.  But it’s important to me to take a moment to remember this day and the… Continue reading Daddy’s Hands and Letting Go

Threads of Gratitude – Week 3

This week has certainly been an emotional roller coaster.  There is so much going on in our lives and in the world around us, with so much upheaval, that it could be difficult to find things to be grateful for.  But I think it’s in times like this when we really need to focus on… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude – Week 3

“No” is NOT a bad word

Recently, I received a Max Lucado devotional entitled Grace for the Moment.  Apparently these little scriptural tidbits are only supposed to take a moment to read.  But yesterday’s piece stayed with me the whole day long.  It was titled “Blessed are the Focused” and here’s an excerpt: There is only so much sand in the… Continue reading “No” is NOT a bad word