Gratitude … for an ash bucket!
I was cleaning the ashes out of the firebox yesterday. As I was doing so, it occurred to me that the ashes are a lot like what is left over from our past. The ashes are literally what…
Gratitude … that God wants to “connect” with me!
It has been a little over a week now since I joined Substack, an online community/ social-media platform where those who love to think deep esoteric thoughts can put them out there for the world to read. Within…
Gratitude … for sounds.
Have you ever thought to be grateful for sounds? To be honest, I haven’t really. I usually don’t even stop to think about the sounds I’m hearing as I go throughout my day. I just now got back…
Gratitude … for simple things!
I had just pulled the last few lingering apples from the tree, then headed over to deadhead the mums. I assumed it would be a day or so before the deer moseyed by. But no … within 10…
Gratitude … for peace to sleep through the storm.
It never ceases to amaze me how the word which God gives my pastor to share on Sunday always winds up being exactly what I need to make it through my upcoming week. This past Sunday my pastor…
Gratitude … for what matters most!
Around the beginning of October, I happened across this adorable little ghost while out shopping. I was smitten … and in a moment of impromptu-buying it came home with me. The reason I liked it so much was…
Gratitude … for protection in the storm!
We awoke this morning, and 595,000 people in our area were without power.Yesterday afternoon a “Bomb Cyclone” was sitting offshore out in the Pacific. The low pressure of the “Bomb Cyclone” created a massive windstorm! … as the…
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…
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…
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!!)…