It's the season of Thanksgiving, but giving thanks isn't always easy. Is it really possible to give thanks in all things? If ever there was a blog post I didn't know how to begin, this is it. A year has passed since I wrote my last post a month ago. At least it seems that way. Two years of caring for my father-in-law came to an abrupt end a few weeks ago when he ...
Thanksgiving
Why is Thanksgiving So Important?
It's the week before Thanksgiving, and I'm busy getting ready for the kids' school luncheon, planning what I'll bake and looking for Egg Bowl tickets because that's all my teenager wanted to do for her birthday. I now have a teenager. Did I mention that? Time flies when you're having fun. Or having babies. Or both, I guess. Anyway, as I look toward the day we here in the U.S. set aside ...
Set Your Mind on Things Above – How to Stop Looking Out and Look Up
"Set your mind on things above...." How can we do that day to day? What impact will doing so have on our lives? I don't know about you, but this week, my mind is full of things. All the things. My kids at school. My friends in Kenya. Happy circumstances. Sad ones. Things I don't know how to handle; others I don't want to. My mind races, ...
Quick & Easy Scrap Paper Turkey Craft for Thanksgiving
If you've ever stood staring at the shelves of a craft room just minutes before you're supposed to teach a Sunday school class, this easy scrap paper turkey craft is for you! It was born of absolutely necessity last Sunday when I had been out of town for my grandmother's funeral and my husband was home with a sick kid. I was not prepared, but when I spotted ...