Entries in the Category 'Gratefulness'

Turn a bad day into a good day

February 5th, 2009 / 2 Comments

The day was hectic.
After I took the kids to school, I met with difficult clients, followed up with a frustrating transaction, and fought traffic coming home.
There was nothing for dinner. I was hungry, tired, and irritated. “Get out of my way so I heat up some leftovers!” I snapped. I shouldn’t even have tried to [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 24th, 2008 / No Comments

I’m going out to buy the turkey today…and getting ready to feed 20+ people at my house on Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite  holidays. It’s not a huge ado with presents and all that, but it’s enough of an excuse to bake pecan pies and pumpkin bread, get the house cleaned up, and pass [...]

Learning to give back

April 17th, 2008 / 3 Comments

A 20-something year old girl at church said something to me on Sunday that was incredibly mature.
“I decided to stay at this church because when I was growing up at this church, a lot of people here contributed to my growth. Now I want to give back and help other people grow at this church.”
I [...]

An Attitude of Gratitude

December 26th, 2007 / 4 Comments

“I didn’t get what I wanted for Christmas!”
“Is that all??”
Did you hear that at your house after all the Christmas presents were opened?
How do we teach our children to have a thankful heart instead of being discontent with what they have?
“I am disappointed that I didn’t get what I wanted for Christmas, but I [...]