Thank you Thursday, Inspired by a Family Dinner

On Sunday, a new tradition was launched; monthly family potluck dinners at our house. Each month will have a different theme. An Italian feast was first, a soup & stew dinner is next.  March will be an Irish celebration and, well, you get the idea. It’s been...

Thank you Thursday, Polar Vortex edition

When I left for work Tuesday morning, it was -6 degrees with a windchill of -35.  It was C-O-L-D!  I was not. Today, I am thankful for the warm comforts I enjoy. The heat in my home came up as scheduled. The shower steamed with hot water.  Fresh brewed coffee was...

Thank you Thursday

Authors Jon Gordon (@JonGordon11), Dan Britton and Jimmy Page collaborated and published a book two years ago titled One Word.  They challenged readers to condense their purpose or goals to, you guessed it, one word. Forget resolutions and just focus on a one word...

Thank you Thursday

Throughout the week, I felt that I should write something about Nelson Mandela.  But, what?  Today, the reader in me is thankful to learn that Mandela was inspired by a book.  During Mandela’s years in prison, a copy of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare...

The Ultimate Thank You Thursday

Thanksgiving Day is a noun.  It’s a national holiday commemorating a three day feast, enjoyed by the Pilgrims and their Native American Wampanoag allies, to celebrate the Pilgrims’ first successful corn harvest in November, 1621.  The Pilgrims provided...

Thank you Thursday

I recently came across this quote on Pinterest: I am a runner because I run.  Not because I run fast. Not because I run far. I have always wanted to be a runner.  I had this vision in my mind of a fleet-footed, thinner, younger version of myself, gracefully running...