Tag Archives: Thanksgiving

Gift #1177: Thanksgiving Prayer

For a couple of weeks I’ve been reading A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie.  It has morning and evening prayers listed for thirty one days.  I bought it on our last trip to Cincinnati.  Many, many years ago … Continue reading

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Gift #1110: Thanksgiving Praise

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I hope you had a wonderful day.  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I’ve been anticipating it for weeks!   I had thought about doing a week-long series of blogs for Thanksgiving, as I’ve done in past years, … Continue reading

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Gift #1044: Thanksgiving Blessings – Kingdom Coming

Yesterday we spent time reflecting on God’s provision for us and the rest of His creation.  Because we can trust Him to meet our needs, we are free to seek after His kingdom and make it a reality in our … Continue reading

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Gift #1043: Thanksgiving Blessing – Ravens and Lilies

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I hope you had a wonderful day surrounded in love.  For today’s post celebrating Thanksgiving, we are going to spend more time in the gospel of Luke listening to what Jesus says as He encourages us to … Continue reading

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Gift #1042: Thanksgiving Praise #2 – Found

Today’s blog features one of my favorite parables that Christ told.  “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she … Continue reading

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Gift #1041: Thankgiving Blessing #1 – Rest

Today’s words are probably one of the best loved of Christ’s invitations: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle … Continue reading

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Gift #1040: Preparing for Thanksgiving

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving will be this week; I can’t comprehend how the days are flying by so fast.  And then preparations for Christmas start.  That is always a very busy, stressful time because my family living here  go for a … Continue reading

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Gift #920: Thanksgiving Hymn #5

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  I’m never quite ready to say goodbye to this holiday because it means that beloved fall is officially gone.  In keeping with family tradition, I steadfastly refuse to budge from home on … Continue reading

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Gift #919: Thanksgiving Hymn #4

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I hope you had a wonderful day!  Today’s hymn, “Come Ye Thankful People Come” is one I’ve been looking forward to for a while.  Written in 1844, it’s a relatively new song, at least compared to the … Continue reading

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Gift #918: Thanksgiving Hymn #3

Today is considered one of the busiest travel days of the year.  Thousands and thousands of people are spending today in cars or planes traveling across town or across country to spend time with their families and give thanks.  Today’s … Continue reading

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