DEFINING THANKFUL By Sue A. Fairchild Merriam-Webster’s dictionary describes “thankful” as being “conscious of benefit received.” For me, the definition doesn’t seem to say enough about this word. Being conscious of a benefit we have received is a good thing. It helps us to say “Thank you” and to show appreciation. It helps us not…
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Count Your Blessings by Elle E. Kay
Count Your Blessings ♦ Elle E. Kay Lately my world is crazy. We moved to a new home in October and a couple of weeks later my son moved in with his family of four, soon to be five (c-section scheduled for December 27th). Many things have fallen through the cracks and although I…
Thankful for Twenty-Five Years by Jean Ann Williams
I’m thankful for the twenty-five years we spent with our son, before he died by suicide. It took me a long, long time to really mean this above the pain and sorrow, and now I do! Happy birthday today to Joshua. He would have been thirty-nine. Bio: Jean Ann Williams is a member of American…
Promise Keeper by Katheryn Maddox Haddad
A Child’s Life of Christ: PROMISE KEEPER Storybook #6 in Series THEY MET JESUS In order for the children to have the same books and chapters as their parents reading the adult version, I wrote both versions with the same chapters. In this book, Jesus is arrested and treated badly. I have toned it…
Thankful to be Angry: Julie Arduini
One of the activities I have going on this season is I’m hosting a book discussion with a group of ladies. The book is NO MORE FAKING FINE by Esther Fleece. When I first started reading, I thought just that—it would be a great resource to share with others. I’ve benefited from a healing I…
With Each New Dawn by Gail Kittleson
With Each New Dawn by Gail Kittleson Green stands for hope…the color of sprouts in spring. Gray has a more subtle nuance—in an Iowa November, cloudy gray can be depressing. But what divides green and gray…only a few drops of color. Sometimes life turns “iffy” like this, with a fine line between…