Daily Blessing -

Gratitude … for God, my Hope!

The weather forecast is calling for a High Wind Warning later this afternoon and into this evening, with winds of 30-40 mph, and gusts up to 60mph. Living in the forest, a heavy windstorm is somewhat unnerving. It…

November 19, 2024Gratitude, Hope

Gratitude … for the gift of life!

Today we are celebrating a very special birthday. If it had not been for the invention of Tylenol, I highly doubt we would be celebrating this birthday this year. Have you ever thought to be grateful for the…

November 18, 2024Gratitude

Gratitude … for Rain-deer lawn ornaments!

It absolutely dumped rain all yesterday afternoon! This big buck wandered by in the downpour.My daughter's response to these two photos was this caption:"If I stand real still, they will think I am a Christmas lawn ornament." (Haha!!)…

November 17, 2024Christmas, Gratitude

Gratitude … for hinges on the hatch!

It has been absolutely dumping rain this week. Therefore, the roofers showed up to finish the roofing project. (of course! Ha!) They worked hard all day long on Tuesday … but alas, darkness fell, and they were not…

November 16, 2024Gratitude, Who is Jesus?

Gratitude … for Instructions!

I have just this week joined an online community called: Substack. This social media platform is where those who love to think deep, esoteric thoughts can put them out there for the world to read. (I’ve found my…

November 15, 2024Gratitude, Questions

Gratitude … for bold courageousness, because of Jesus!

Shortly after I had posted yesterday’s blog post, this image popped into my mind. (I had seen this image a few weeks ago in the graphics program I use) Is this not terrific! I absolutely love it! Jesus…

November 14, 2024Gratitude, Who is Jesus?

Gratitude … for Jesus, our Commander in Chief!

According to Google, the definition of Commander in Chief is – “A head of state or officer in supreme command of a country’s armed forces.” In the Bible, we are introduced to the Commander in Chief of Heaven’s…

November 13, 2024Gratitude, Who is Jesus?

Gratitude … for sparkly rocks hidden in my gravel!

Here you can see some sparkly rocks I have recently discovered in the gravel of my driveway. It seems the last dump-truck load of gravel we had delivered must have had some crushed geode-type rocks in the mix. …

November 12, 2024Gratitude, Who is Jesus?

Gratitude … for Jesus, who breaks up hard ground and hard hearts!

Spiritually speaking, all of us start out with "hard ground" and hard hearts toward God. “Jesus told this parable: ‘A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; …

November 11, 2024Gratitude, Who is Jesus?

Gratitude … for discovering a wide-open gaping hole!

Our roof-replacement project is basically done. There is only one part which still remains … to re-surface the flat “deck” portion on the very top of the house. Hubby and I have no idea when the roofers will…

November 10, 2024Gratitude