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Thankfulness

Our Gifts of Love

Each time I see a butterfly Or a redbird in a tree, They remind me of the Lord above And nature's gifts He's given me. The beautiful lakes and mountains The ocean's and the seas, All gifts we take for granted, To do with as we please. Just look around at this great...

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  Shame on Me A Poem

I didn't want to go to work this morning, when I got up my back hurt; Then I thought of Jesus' back as He laid there in the dirt.  Shame on me   My legs felt like they wouldn't hold me, couldn't go another step; Then I thought of Jesus' legs carrying that cross as His...

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Give Thanks

"Give thanks to the Lord for He is good; His love endures forever." (Psalm 107:1) "... give thanks in all circumstances..." (1 Thessalonians 5:18) Turkey. Pilgrims. Indians. Cranberry jelly. Don't forget the pumpkin pie! Parents, spouse, children, family, home,...

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Good Timing

They were at a star graze and you can be forgiven for asking “A what?” The name suggests a heavenly feeding frenzy of stars but let me try to explain. We see the moon as a smooth, round sixpence but if you look through a telescope you see mountain peaks sticking up...

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Want Some Crackers?

When I was growing up every Summer my family would pile into our old car and make the 8 hour trip over the mountains to spend a week visiting my Grandma in Tennessee. Each year too my Grandma and Aunt Charlotte would make us an early Thanksgiving dinner. The table...

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Thanksgiving

"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." (Ps 106:1 NIV) Have you ever noticed that it isn't until you are without something that you begin to appreciate it? Last fall, just as the weather was turning cold, we had to replace our furnace. The...

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With a Thankful Heart

I remember her picture. It was one of many showing those arrested the day before, a collection of expressions - anger, defiance disdain, apathy, clueless, disoriented, even comical. But the look in her picture was different. Intense sadness. Elena had been arrested...

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