The Whole House to Myself Did you all have a good Thanksgiving? How was the turkey? Well, I can’t tell you how my family’s turkey was because they did not even share one little piece with me! But…I am still thankful because I had the WHOLE house to myself and slept ALLLLL afternoon! The family celebrated Thanksgiving […]
Thanksgiving gains new meaning. Once again, we near what we call in America, Thanksgiving. We often reflect on what we are thankful for. Last year we looked at the work of Christ, and why our ultimate thanksgiving goes to God and without Him, we can’t really have a proper understanding of thanksgiving. Even our thanksgiving often seems […]
I know I’m a little early, but I just want to be the first person to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving! However I still need to add (like I did last year on this topic) I am a Brit…if you didn’t already know, we, unfortunately, don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, so I am new to this holiday, this […]
The dictionary states it as follows: “the expression of gratitude, especially to God.” Do you thank God for your life? For your Family? For your Job? Your Car? Food on the table? A roof you can sleep under? He is the one who has granted you a life to live. You could say, “well, I accomplished this […]
God’s Grace What is grace? A common definition says it is the “unmerited favor of God toward man.” In other words, it is favor from God that we don’t deserve. Everything we have in this life is a blessing from God; something we don’t deserve. When we look at Scripture, it is made clear what we deserve. […]
Every day of the year we receive from the Lord’s hand the blessing of sight, sound, touch, smell and taste. Every day of the year we receive His blessings in the form of light, the sun’s warmth, or clouds or rain or snow (well we don’t get that in the coastal regions of Southern California), and also […]
Happy Thanksgiving! The day after Thanksgiving, I’m sure we’re all still recovering from our Thanksgiving meal. To me, it seems that every year our food gets better and better. Our dietary needs have changed drastically from our first Thanksgiving. Yet, despite not being able to have your “traditional” dishes, the women in our family have found ways […]
Despite the nation who were the first to celebrate Thanksgiving, we English folk, unfortunately, do not observe this as a national holiday. We are, however, capable of being thankful. I have only participated so far in two Thanksgivings so, as you can probably tell, I don’t have many experiences or memories in this field. The ones I […]
In Holland, they don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, but being part of an American family, we would still celebrate it. As far as I can remember, we would have family and close friends join us in the celebration. The time together was always very enjoyable; the weather nice and cold, which, I must say, I miss. Currently, in Southern […]
God’s Grace Many decades ago God, in His mercy, rescued me from darkness into His light. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9) Road trips with my beloved About once […]