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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Gift #506: Giving Thanks – For all things
These few days after Thanksgiving are always a transition state. Our thoughts turn to Christmas and the coming months of winter. As part of my family traditions we would always start watching Christmas movies on Thanksgiving night and put up … Continue reading
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Gift #505: Giving Thanks
Gratitude is from the same root word as “grace”… Thanksgiving is from the same root word as “think,” so that to think is to thank. – Willis P. King (1839-1909) This is my favorite verse from Giving Thanks, and … Continue reading
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Gift #504: Giving Thanks – for food
Today I was able to leave work early and I spent the afternoon with my mom in the kitchen, making casseroles, cranberry relish, and desserts for Thanksgiving. It was wonderful to prepare foods for our family together. I’m sure the … Continue reading
Gift #503: Giving Thanks – a prayer for animals
Today’s prayer is a short heartfelt petition focused on animals. The care and provision of animals is a cause very dear to my heart, and I was very pleased to see that the author, Katherine Patterson, had included several verses … Continue reading
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Gift #502: Giving Thanks – a prayer for life
While I was in Cincinnati last, I found a wonderful little book called Giving Thanks by Katherine Patterson. It is a compilation of prayers, poems, and blessings from multiple cultural traditions and is richly illustrated with beautiful paper cutouts by … Continue reading
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Gift #501: November
Here’s a look at Edith Holden’s November. Her England, like my Indiana, witnesses the end of autumn in this month. The majority of trees have dropped their leaves and they carpet the forest floor. Dried seed pods hang from withered … Continue reading
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Gift #500: Wicked
It’s the official halfway point to 1000 blessings! A year and a half after starting my blog, it’s the 500th post! For an important milestone I wanted to blog about something very special to my heart. The musical Wicked fits … Continue reading
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Gift #499: Seat warmers
As the temps tonight plunge way past freezing, I am most grateful for seat warmers. My Prius that I bought in May came with seat warmers and I’ve been getting my money’s worth out of them this week. It’s so … Continue reading
Gift #498: Harvest Moon
This week we’ve had a beautiful full moon. Monday evening as I was driving, it loomed up out of the horizon, heavy, full of glory. I love when we have harvest moon and the face of the moon lights up … Continue reading
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Gift #497: Thanksgiving cards
Thanksgiving Day cards are finished and ready for the mail. These are always my favorite holiday cards to make because lots of leaves are involved. I used a couple of stamp sets from Stampin Up for the leaves. They make … Continue reading
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