Thankful for Housework by Brandy Heineman
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Thankful for Housework by Brandy Heineman

Some of you clicked just to see what planet I’m from that I would write about being thankful for housework. Well, I’m a citizen of heaven, but my residence is here on earth. On top of that, God gifted me for writing but tasked me with housework. Allow me to translate how dishes and laundry…

Still Thankful for Breast Cancer by Laura V. Hilton
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Still Thankful for Breast Cancer by Laura V. Hilton

  This is really going to sound strange, but I’m thankful for breast cancer.   Yes, you read that right.   Six 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…

Sabbath Sunday: Muddy Road
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Sabbath Sunday: Muddy Road

One of my favorite poems is Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken. Probably because I can relate. The wide path everyone else takes? I was never one to follow. I was the pioneer taking the narrow way rarely understanding why I wasn’t like everyone else. Thing is, the path God gives you, it’s not going…

Thankful: Walking in Favor by Joy Chickonoski
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Thankful: Walking in Favor by Joy Chickonoski

Walking in Favor   I used to think walking in God’s favor meant walking in the fulfillment of my dreams. The problem, I am a visionary, hating status quo  and relentlessly in  pursuit heaven on earth. No matter how many answered prayers I experience the unfulfilled ones made a larger impact; it left me feeling…

Thankful: Sifting Gold by Holly Hrywnak
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Thankful: Sifting Gold by Holly Hrywnak

It’s be one of those years.   Ya’ll know what I mean by that. A season marked with tears, struggle, heartache, frustration and bills. Lots and lots of bills without the lots and lots of money to go with it.   One year ago, I found myself in the hospital for a 6-day stay without…

Thankful: Our Kind Father by Fay Lamb
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Thankful: Our Kind Father by Fay Lamb

I have to admit that when it comes to thankfulness, I am not the poster child God would use. I often fail to rest in thanksgiving for all that He has bestowed. Oh, my. Every breath I take comes from Him. As I look over the last year, I find that I am most thankful…