Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
This Thanksgiving, while the world comes to the internet to share all for which they’re thankful, I am reminded how lucky I am. Always most thankful for them. So many things - too many things - with which I’ve been blessed. Those I’ve taken for granted. Those for … [Read more...]
Instead of re-enacting Pilgrims and “Indians” with young ones, contact a tribal reservation and ask if they have needs to be met. Instead of gorging yourself with more food than any human should eat in one day, let alone one setting, make 1/2 the menu and donate the rest to a … [Read more...]
My mother handed down to me a Christmas Cactus about 5 years ago. “I could never get it to bloom,” she said. My mother’s thumb is ever-green, so for her to give me this plant was a sure sign she knew its demise grew near. I can’t keep anything belonging in nature alive. I took … [Read more...]
Photo Credit:Michael Holden, Creative Commons Everyone is up in arms about shopping on Thanksgiving Day. “It’s not fair to store employees!” “We should be able to have ONE day being grateful for the stuff we have rather than going to get more stuff!” “We’re messing with … [Read more...]
I swear to you, a week ago my house was clean. The floors were swept, the beds had clean sheets, my kitchen sink shined. Today, I sit among complete chaos. The house has looked pretty much like this since Monday. Not only have we been decompressing from the girls' big show … [Read more...]