Thankful Tuesday

Today I am thankful...

1. 
   
   for a roof over our heads
   
   


2. for food to eat


3. for good health


4. for friends who care


5. for my abundant life

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. 

~Epictetus

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Thankful Monday

In honour of Thanksgiving this week I want to make a daily gratitude post.  Counting my blessings is always a good thing to do.

I am thankful for...

1. a great academic year and lots of wonderful time with my kids


2. a new gymnastics academy that opened in our neighbourhood and offered quite an affordable class to homeschoolers, and our incredible coach ~ Miss Chris


3. the internet ~ where vegan baking recipes are just a click away ~ so that Lulapalooza can enjoy treats just like everybody else without having a severe asthma attack and dying


4. pumpkins and sweet potatoes and turkeys and organic farmers


5. used bookstores


6. a Godly mother whose birthday just happens to be today ~ Happy Birthday, Mom!

"Thou that has given so much to me,
Give one thing more--a grateful heart;
Not thankful when it pleases me,
As if Thy blessings had spare days;
But such a heart, whose pulse may be
Thy praise."

--George Herbert

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In Memoriam

R.H.W. 1926-2002

I love my father as the stars - he's a bright shining example and a happy twinkling in my heart. ~Adabella Radici

Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever. ~Author Unknown

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor

There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself. ~John Gregory Brown, Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery, 1994

Happy Birthday, Daddy ~ I miss you very much.

Thankful Thursday

Rejoice always, 

pray without ceasing,

in everything give thanks;

for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

I have so very much to be thankful for:

• uncleB is here, and God is using that to challenge, convict, strengthen, and grow all of us


• hubby got a new job before we incurred any further debt


• kids have been helping w/housework, and the house is looking good


• I am finally able to teach 5th & 6th grade Bible Class the way it should be taught


• academics are going well, and everyone is on track to wrap up the year before Thanksgiving


• autumn weather is almost...really...about to be...just around the corner...


• I am in awe of my children, and in love with my husband


• My God is super-cool, and He loves me

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I wrote a poem...

a rainy day
a cup of tea
a worthy book

my favourite chair
my cherished thoughts
my private nook