I felt like having Thanksgiving early. It’s been a difficult year. This time twelve months ago, I sat in the emergency animal hospital, Terri by my side, our Baby D in my arms as we said our goodbyes. We didn’t know when we had Thanksgiving with our family a day later that it would beContinue reading “An Early Start to Thanksgiving”
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7 Bible Verses About Thankfulness
Dear Reader: As difficult to believe as it may be, Thanksgiving is upon us once again. Primarily celebrated by Americans on the fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving traces its origins to a 1621 harvest feast shared by English Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a nationalContinue reading “7 Bible Verses About Thankfulness”
Thanksgiving: Cultivating a Heart of Gratitude
It’s hard to be grateful for something you think is owed. It has been a challenging week for me on several levels—-mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. But, I am thankful. As I mentioned in a previous post, I have much to be thankful for and I choose to focus on those things rather than myContinue reading “Thanksgiving: Cultivating a Heart of Gratitude”
