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Tag Archives: thanksgiving
Stop. Notice. Give thanks.
Most of California is bracing for a pretty strong winter storm over the Thanksgiving weekend. It has already begun in the northern part of the state. We’re always the last to get it down here in the lower corner. In … Continue reading
‘Thank you’ as a way of life
“Thank you.” No more valuable words were ever spoken. So simple, yet so profound. Marti recently met for lunch with a well-known author and researcher who began their conversation by thanking her. Marti recalls being completely unsettled by this. The … Continue reading
Bonus life
Since the giving of thanks is the natural result of grace, its presence or lack of presence is an indicator of the basis by which a person lives life. A thankful person will be someone who is daily experiencing at … Continue reading
‘It’s a beautiful soup’
Step 11: Choose to rid ourselves of any attitude that is not bathed in gratitude. Gratitude is the genuine byproduct of grace. Like a footprint in the sand, it’s the imprint on a life that grace leaves behind. It’s how … Continue reading
Variations on a Thanksgiving theme
Family is one of the things Thanksgiving is all about, and it’s so nice to have family members all together. Why is it also nice to have them all go? Because we’re not used to having so many people around, … Continue reading
Thanksgiving (how you can make it happy)
Grace, grace, God’s grace Grace that will pardon and cleanse within Grace, grace, God’s grace Grace that is greater than all our sin – Julia H. Johnston “So what are you going to write about tomorrow?” Marti asked me yesterday. … Continue reading
Holy day
God loves a good celebration. There are currently twelve Jewish holidays annually that have origins in the Old Testament as celebrations set up by God, and indeed, commanded by God. It’s as if God told his people, “You will stop … Continue reading