Day 14. The letter N for Nostalgia. Time for a blast from the past. Today I’m thankful for YouTube to take us back to the Good Old Days! Enjoy! Any golden oldie memories you want to share? I’m listening.
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 13
Day 13. The letter M for Max. Today, I’ve been married to the love of my life, my best friend for 39 years, 5 months, and 18 days. It seems like yesterday when my dad walked me down the aisle and handed me off to Max. We had stars in our eyes and no earthly idea what we were doing. …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 12
Day 12. The Letter L for Legacy. I was honored recently to sit in my pastor’s study and learn more about the legacy of our church. He was kind enough to write an article about the time capsule that was found during a reconstruction project and how First Baptist Tulsa has impacted our city for more than one hundred years. …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 11
Day 11. The Letter K. I’ve always had a fascination with Koala Bears, those fuzzy marsupials from Down Under with lighter colored tufts coming out of their ears and sparkly little eyes. They look intelligent and thoughtful like they have loads of great thoughts they’d love to share with you. I’ve only had the pleasure of seeing them “in person” …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day Ten
Day 10. The Letter J. Today I’m thankful for my son James – the “baby” of the family. By the time your fourth child comes along, you think you know the drill and what to expect. Granted, it had been eight years since I’d given birth to the twins and the Big 3-0 had sailed past in a blur. But …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day Nine
Day 9. The Letter I. Today I’m thankful for Inspiration. WRITER’S MYTH: If you just wait for inspiration, it will come, and the words will flow like molten lava onto the page, igniting the world with your brilliance. Oh, if only that were so. The truth is writing is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration. It’s hard work. And sometimes grueling. …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day Eight
Day 8. The letter H. Today I’m thankful for hard times. And hope. Last weekend I had the opportunity to spend time with a group of writers. My heart came away full with learning new things, catching up with some of my favorite pals, and meeting new friends. Over a shared stuffed pizza – Chicago style – one of my …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day Seven
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Are grandkids the best thing since the hula hoop or what? And what a sense of humor God has! He gave us four sons, then bam! Five grandsons! Ha. Ha. I’ve loved them everyone in turn. Perfection in miniature! Then, finally . . . FINALLY . . . a grandgirl! …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day Six
Day 6. The letter F. The holidays always make me thankful for the family God chose to give me—one where faith and love went hand in hand with learning the value of an education, hard work, and cherishing each other. Max and I have tried to instill those same values in our own family. Here are a few of my …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day Five
Day 5. The letter E. I could chose eclectic or éclairs or elephants to be thankful for today. I could, but I didn’t. The first thing that popped in my head was Ecclesiastes, a nifty little book right in the heart of the Old Testament. There is something so lasting, so anchoring in reading about the people in the days …