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Is it too cold for you too?
Winter is hear and I’m COLD! Brrrhhh!
Oops, I’m so cold I have brain freeze – I meant “here” not “hear”.
Lately I’ve been longing for a quick jaunt to my favorite winter getaway – anywhere with beaches still warm and balmy… But “getaway” isn’t in the tea leaves for me this winter. I’m officially “home for the holidays” – so my next best and “doable” choice is a good, long soak in a HOT tub… Or a Continue reading » It’s COLD Out There!
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How do you celebrate your fellowship?
God is the God of tennis, brownies, and public speaking, and all those talents can – and should – be used effectively for serving him.
— Caryn Rivadeneira
Christian Journalist
It warms my heart when, in a crowd of strangers, I hear a chorus of “Gesundheit’s” and “Bless you’s” in response to an AH-CHOO! Why? Because it means that although somebody just blasted a burst of germs into our breathing space, we still offer them blessings. If that ain’t a sign of good fellowship, I don’t know what is…
Happily, I find signs of community and fellowship all around me… people who keep their faith in humanity by sharing their love and their tolerance in everyday places and everyday ways. They are “blessings among us making jolly-ful noises.” Continue reading » GA-ZOON-TIGHT!
The Blessings Among Us Make Jolly-ful Noises…
A sense of blessedness comes from a change of heart, not from more blessings.
— Mason Cooley
The Catholic Church actually began as a splinter group from Judaism. Followers of Christ were really devoted, they kept two Sabbaths, Saturday and Sunday. That’s a lot of church in one week.
One of the traditions of Judaism is the speaking of the blessing over the children. In My Grandfather’s Blessings by Rachel Naomi Remen, she writes of the power of the blessings that her grandfather spoke over her. It’s still the same, we all want the approval/blessings of our parents, our friends, our families. For some of us, these blessings never come from our parents. Others must provide them.
Lesson 1 – Know Thyself
I was educated in grammar school by the Sisters of St. Joseph. Our school was 1st through 8th grade. We had no kindergarten. For that you went to the public school and since I started 1st grade when I was 5, there was no kindergarten for me. Eighth grade was the pinnacle. We were cool and about to become high school students so the principal chose to “have lunch” with each of us that year. One by one, we went to the principal’s office and “chatted” with her.
I don’t really remember my lunch with Sister R. I just remember the reaction.
At some point, during the lunch, Sister asked me Continue reading » Speaking Blessings
How do we do that?
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
— G.K. Chesterton
In last week’s posts we celebrated the helpers who sprung up to assist an injured friend, a cornucopia of new beginnings for an off-the-track fitness resolution and the wellspring of hope that the habit of gratitude engenders. All of which got me to thinking about how to persist in the face of various challenges. Continue reading » Take Action — Show Your Gratitude
To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
— Anonymous
Recently I received the following story in an email. I don’t know who wrote it as it wasn’t attributed to anyone when I received it. If you know who wrote it, please let us know.
I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels. My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, “This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to Continue reading » From Gratitude Comes Hope
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