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Hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving
Some thoughts on giving thanks
"The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest." ~William Blake “The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.” ~H.U. Westermayer “Thanksgiving, after all,...
What Thanksgiving dish do you crave?
I'm heading home to WV for Thanksgiving this year. It's rare that I go home--we usually spend the holiday with my husband's family a mere 90 minutes away in SC. And I LOVE spending Thanksgiving with his family. But somehow the food isn't exactly what I grew up with....
Going off-leash
Tomorrow is Thistle's second birthday. Not long after we adopted her I remember thinking that we should be able to hike with her off-leash by the time she was two. We'd enjoyed off-leash time with our three senior dogs in the woods and I wanted to do that again. So...
Have you taken a leap of faith?
At Bible study last night we talked about taking a leap of faith. I've joked about being glad God has never asked me to be a missionary in a far country. (Though I stopped joking about it a while back. I'm finally learning not to dare God.) I know I would have a hard...
Veteran's Day–In Memoriam
Judas, Mary and a bottle of perfume
Last night I was reading about the time Mary poured perfume on Jesus' feet and wiped it with her hair (John 12). I'll confess in the past I thought mostly about how icky it would be for me to have perfume in my hair. (Not a fan of perfume OR hair products.) But...
The Cows are Dry
My husband knows how to get me. For the past several months he's been able to procure raw cow's milk for us. Having grown up on a farm with a milk cow, this is just about the best thing he's ever done in my opinion. I still don't like the chemical taste of...
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