Reflections Causing Gratitude

I recently went to a prayer vigil at my church. It was simply a day set aside to reflect on our relationship with God a few days before the official Thanksgiving/Christmas holiday starts. You could come and go as you pleased, but there were stations in separate parts of the sanctuary to facilitate reflections and…

Scared of the New

Most of us like shiny new things of some sort: shiny new cars, unscuffed new shoes, crisp new dollar bills, and cool, new clothes. Yet when it comes to shiny new experiences, often we go meh no thanks. What is up with that? We don’t like the thought of blind dates (more often true of…

It’s a Beautiful Way to Live

♥I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the wonderful things you have done. Psalms 9:1 GNT “This a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.” Maya Angelou Thanksgiving is this Thursday in the US. Several other countries have their version of thanksgiving, complete with their own histories,…

Spiritual Smilestones

Sometimes when you’re whining before the Lord and He shows up unexpectedly, you just get grateful. I had started off on the wrong attitude. During my quiet time this morning, I started thinking about how I had failed to follow through on an earlier mission in life from the Lord to get my MSW early,…