GRATITUDE BORN FROM SELFISHNESS I sat for a bit, pondering what I would say in this post on being thankful. Sure, I could start a long list of reasons for giving thanks, but so can anyone else. Then, it hit me. Although I have a lot of reasons to give thanks today, I didn’t always do that in the past. Instead, I spent a lot of time lamenting over [...]
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This is really going to sound strange, but I’m thankful for breast cancer. Yes, you read that right. Three years ago, I had the shock of my life. What I thought was an inflamed milk duct was diagnosed as breast cancer. I’ve always been a Christian, I was raised in a Christian home and accepted Christ as my Savior when I was nine. I was in church, [...]
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Well, this is new! I’m so excited to present Desert Breeze author June Foster with you. She is a gifted writer and I’m blessed to have her in my Scribes critique group. June’s blog today features an interview with—me! It’s a swap, and I love it. Please leave her a comment today! Want to read my interview on her blog? Go here. *** The things I’m thankful for each year [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving? Not everyone will have a happy Thanksgiving…especially this year. Many have issues relating to health, children and family, or finances. So, what will happen to their thanksgiving and praise when their peace disintegrates into chaos, when a husband loses his job and finances are cut off, when a child is in a car wreck, when the repo man stands knocking at the door, when buying Christmas [...]
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Thanksgiving All Over the World by April W Gardner No matter what part of the world they find themselves, every fourth Thursday in November, Americans everywhere stop what they’re doing and give thanks. Oh, and we stuff our faces with turkey and dressing, too. I’ve celebrated 2 Thanksgivings in Japan, 8 in Spain, 7 in Germany, 12 in America, and 4 in England. (Oops. I just gave away my age.) [...]
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I know, it’s the month where I share thankful thoughts. Most have been from you, the readers, but Saturdays I usually take for my Character Confession. I wanted to say weary but the graphic wouldn’t load, so I guess frustration has to be the confession. The oldest started basketball so there is the added schedule. The youngest is having issues with schoolwork so I re-create a lot of the reviews [...]
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