This is the 52nd week of the year. The 52nd Thursday. My 52nd ‘Thank you Thursday” post of 2011. I’ve shared a lot of gratitude over all these weeks. Yet, I feel like I’ve barely been thankful enough. I have the great gifts of an amazing family and a small, but mighty, circle of friends. I have a [...]
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Thank you Thursday
December 29, 2011Thank you Thursday
December 22, 2011In the span of a few days, some of us are already commemorating Channukah, some will soon be celebrating Christmas, others will then be marking Kwanzaa. A fair number of people don’t celebrate religious holidays or cultural occasions at all, but instead choose to mark this season simply with joyful giving from the heart. As [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
December 20, 2011There’s something about nearing the end of the year that often leads to reflection. Did we reach the goals we set early in the year? Have we given our best? How do we know when we’ve really succeeded? What does that even mean? Here’s a definition of success that I really like, adapted from a 1905 poem [...]
Thank you Thursday
December 15, 2011It’s an amazing experience to watch your child grow up. First, there is the natural curiosity and innocence of the very young. Then, boundaries are stretched as independence is tested. And, at some point, before you know it, your little one has grown up. As parents, we have to shift from being involved in nearly [...]
Sunday Service – Charity Navigator
December 11, 2011With so many requests from charitable organizations this time of year, how do you decide which is most worthy of your precious dollars? Sometimes, specific causes tug at our hearts. For example, I am a past board member of The Ohio Business Week Foundation, my Mom has Alzheimers, my Dad died of cancer, my son is a [...]
Thank you Thursday
December 8, 2011This Sunday is a very special day for me. It’s my birthday. But, what makes the day even more special is that it is also my son’s birthday. In the spirit of Thanks-living, today and every day, I am thankful for the wonderful birthday gift I was given 29 years ago; a son. When he was a young child, [...]
Thank you Thursday
December 1, 2011Taking last week’s post about “Thanks-living” to heart, I have been living in thankfulness for the holiday weekend spent with our family. Our children are grown and married with amazing lives of their own. One lives about thirty minutes from us, but is a busy and successful entrepreur. The other lives in Florida and just brought a whole new kind of joy [...]
Sunday Service – St. Jude Holiday Cards
November 27, 2011This week, I’m excited to share help for your holiday card writing that also helps the good work continue at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. For a small donation ($5.oo per card suggested), volunteers at St. Jude’s will personalize the card you choose by December 9 and mail it in time for delivery by December [...]
Thanks-living
November 24, 2011Not only is it Thanksgiving Day, but it is also the day that, for over a year now, I have been writing a weekly “Thank you Thursday” post, expressing gratitude for people or experiences in my life, both ordinary and extraordinary. Many of us will be doing the same thing today; taking a moment between [...]
Book Review – Stained Glass Hearts
November 21, 2011Stained Glass Hearts, Seeing Life From A Broken Perspective, written by Patsy Clairmont and published by Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2011. At its most basic level, the beauty of a stained glass window comes when light shines from the inside darkness. The dark colors of broken and fragile glass are transformed to glowing richness; beauty radiates. So it is with people. In [...]
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