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Counting My Blessings

During November, our family often made an acrostic using the word thanksgiving. We'd list things we were thankful for, using words beginning with each letter. When our children became teenagers, words like telephone, summer, and ice cream topped the list. Now with grown children, I exchange a thanksgiving list with my pen pal each year. But... >Full Story

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When Thanksgiving Gets Stuck in Your Throat!

Not everyone will have a happy Thanksgiving…especially this year. Many are out of work, have issues relating to health, children and family.  Some are mourning a loved one, others are facing the holiday season as a divorcee for the first time.  What happens to thanksgiving and praise when peace disintegrates into chaos? I’ve been through...... >Read More



Transformed by Gratitude

As Thanksgiving approaches, many of us begin thinking about the people and things we are most thankful for. Family, celebrations and home are common blessing that come to mind. These are all indeed blessings and we should be thankful for them. But what if giving thanks was a way of life? What if we woke every morning and made a... >Read More



Coming Home

"I pass a lot of houses on my way home - some pretty, some expensive, some inviting - but my heart always skips a beat when I turn down the road and see my house nestled against the hill." These nostalgic words from Bob Benson's poem "Laughter in the Walls" illustrate in a simple yet moving way the deep joy... >Read More



Dinner's Done Call 911

On my refrigerator are pictures of friends and family and animals and one of my dad falling off a chair laughing. There are magnets too. Imitation cabbages, cauliflowers, bittermelons, and pumpkins—all fitting the decor of the kitchen. The dieter’s favorite Bible verse is there: “He must increase but I must decrease.” Here are a few of my...... >Read More



Transformed by Thanksgiving

“If God wants you to have a house, He will give you a house.” My best friend meant to comfort me with these words, but I confess that initially they left me questioning God’s goodness. Having been married 10 years, I had my heart set on purchasing our first home this fall. Our two-bedroom apartment seemed to shrink with... >Read More


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