Giving Thanks Challenge, Day 30

It’s Day 30 of the Giving Thanks Challenge hosted by Leah at South Breeze Farm. I am thankful that, after 30 days, I haven’t run out of things to be thankful for. Here are a few more: Being able to be a homemaker since my children came along Running water, indoor plumbing, hot water heaters [...]

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Two Agatha Christie novels

I’ve been saying for months now that I wanted to read an Agatha Christie novel or two just because I never had and I wanted to see what kind of writer she was and why people liked her so much. I finally did read two of her books this month. At first I thought of [...]

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Giving Thanks Challenge, Day 29

It’s Day 29 of the Giving Thanks Challenge hosted by Leah at South Breeze Farm. I am thankful for medicine, doctors, nurses, hospitals, dentists, and the level of health care we have in this country. I’ve been blessed with wonderful doctors and nurses along the way. I have friends and loved ones who would have [...]

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The Week In Words

Welcome to The Week In Words, where we share quotes from the last week’s reading. If something you read this past week  inspired you, caused you to laugh, cry, think, dream, or just resonated with you in some way, please share it with us, attributing it to its source, which can be a book, newspaper, [...]

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The Church’s One Foundation

It’s Day 28 of the Giving Thanks Challenge hosted by Leah at South Breeze Farm. I am thankful for church. No church is perfect, but God ordained the church, cleansed it, gave gifts to it, and somehow uses it to show His wisdom to creatures in the heavenlies. I’m working on a post titled “Why [...]

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Giving Thanks Challenge, Day 27

It’s Day 27 of the Giving Thanks Challenge hosted by Leah at South Breeze Farm. I am thankful for answered prayer — even when answer has been “No.” I am so thankful God hasn’t given me things that I thought at the time I wanted or needed, and that He gives grace when He allows [...]

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Friday’s Fave Five

Welcome to Friday’s Fave Five, hosted by Susanne at Living to Tell the Story, in which we can share our favorite things from the last week. This has been a wonderful exercise in looking for and appreciating the good things God blesses us with. Click on the button to learn more, then go to Susanne’s [...]

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Giving Thanks Challenge, Day 26

It’s Day 26 of the Giving Thanks Challenge hosted by Leah at South Breeze Farm. I am thankful for the measure of health I have. Whatever troubles I have had, they could have been much worse, and God has shown His grace, strength, provision, and care in the health trials He has allowed.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Enjoying the lull between getting the turkey in the oven and getting everything else done, thankful for a daughter-in-law to share meal responsibilities with this year, for family togetherness, for anticipation of all the good food to come, for the blessing of having a Thanksgiving feast, looking forward to a nap and Toy Story 3. [...]

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Giving Thanks Challenge, Day 24

It’s Day 24 of the Giving Thanks Challenge hosted by Leah at South Breeze Farm. I am thankful for that Jeremy arrived safely and our whole family is together again! Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

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