Tag: grief
Posted on June 11, 2017
by bethany
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I woke up humming a tune. “Whippoorwills in the willows…” I love that little song. It takes me back to a sweet time in my life when I had fewer cares and responsibilities, a time when love enveloped me like the warm comforter I…
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Category: gratitudeTags: 12 steps, being where my hands are, change, choices, God, grateful, grief, how to be thankful, lessons learned, life, live in the present, memories, one day at a time, parenting, recovery, reflections, relationships, right now
Posted on December 15, 2015
by bethany
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Let me give you guys a quick snapshot of my life right now. I’m wrapping up my position as a full-time faculty member at a community college, grading finals like a demon while saying plenty of sad goodbyes to colleagues and students. I receive…
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Category: gratitudeTags: #bestprobs, balancing act, career, career success, changing perception, children, clarity, community college, divinely ordained, faculty, family, final exams, full-time, God, goodbye, grateful, gratitude, grief, grieving, higher education, IRA, job, keep on the sunny side, loss, mourn, office, online job board, parenting, part-time, perspective, potty training, relocation, retirement, thankful, work
Posted on November 19, 2015
by bethany
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I pulled into the driveway of my close friend’s small brick house one autumn afternoon, the air thick and humid, stuck in transition from summer heat. She wasn’t home, but her neighbors’ kids ran and yelled at one another in the front yard next door,…
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Category: gratitude, photography, poetryTags: autumn, blessings, capturing moments, counterweight, crying, Emily Dickinson, friendship, God, grateful, gratitude, grief, gun safety, handgun, Iron & Wine, Iron and Wine, living in the moment, loss, love, moments, Ozarks, photography, poetry, rain, spirituality, suicide, suicide prevention, thankful, thanks, Thanks by Yusef Komunyakaa, Trapeze Singer, Yusef Komunyakaa
Posted on November 26, 2014
by bethany
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I asked my Composition II students to write a brief essay explaining their motives for expressing gratitude and offering at least one example of a moment when gratitude was expressed to them or when they chose to express gratitude to someone else. This essay was…
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Category: gratitudeTags: 2014 gratitude project, acts of kindness, Bible, Christianity, encouragement, family, generosity, granddad, grandpa, grateful, gratitude, grief, hatred, helping others, Jessica Whitmire, love, make a difference, motives, national problems, prayer, riots, student essay, support, thankful, the Golden Rule, why gratitude?, work together
Posted on November 10, 2014
by bethany
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*The following essay was written by one of my students, Samantha Jones, in English Composition I about a place of significance. While this essay is not in letter format, it does pay homage to the memories of her childhood and her sister. For that…
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Category: gratitudeTags: Arkansas, car accident, childhood, childhood memories, children, death, family, grateful, gratitude, grief, growing up, happy memories, life, loss, memories, mud pies, pine, pine trees, ravine, remembering, siblings, sister, sisterhood, thankful
Posted on August 9, 2014
by bethany
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Big thanks to Debra Dickey for serving as today’s guest contributor and for another kitten post! I didn’t know it yet, but He was creating, protecting, and instilling a spirit of trust into the sweetest, funniest, prettiest little long-haired yellow kitten that I have…
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Category: gratitudeTags: cat, cat lover, cats, cheer, cold weather, cuddling, Debra Dickey, feline, fun, gifts from God, God, grateful, gratitude, grief, humor, joy, kitten, kittens, loss, love, outdoors, pet, pets, playful, spirituality, sunshine, thankful, weather
Posted on April 13, 2014
by bethany
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*Thank you, Lorie Mink, for sharing your reflections and gratitude in this post.* While searching my closet for a pair of slippers, I came across my mother’s Bible. It’s been sitting on the shelf since we moved in the house three years ago. And…
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Category: gratitudeTags: Bible, Bible verses, birth certificate, coming back to God, death, family, family Bible, friendship with God, God, grateful, gratitude, grief, growth, Jesus, life lessons, mama, marriage license, memories, mother, prayer, relationship, Scripture, spirituality, Sunday School, thankful, word of God
Posted on February 14, 2014
by bethany
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Big thanks to one of my students, who is a vivacious and wonderful person, Jessica Nicol, for sharing her story in today’s post. You know the point in your life where you just don’t feel like being angry anymore? I’m there. I’ve found that…
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Category: gratitudeTags: abuse, anger, bitter, break-ups, breaking up, check yes or no, coping, counseling, dating, death, depression, eating disorder, experience, first love, grateful, gratitude, grief, heartache, heartbreak, high school, hope, life, life lessons, loss, lost but not forgotten, love, love lost, moving on, puppy love, relationships, students, teenage heartbreak, teenagers, thankful, therapist, therapy, Valentine's Day, verbal abuse, young love
Posted on November 29, 2013
by bethany
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*I’m thankful for my college friend, Lorie Mink for sharing her letter to her friend, Dawn, on Day 29 of the Dear Gratitude project.* Dear Dawn, I remember the day we met like it was yesterday. It was June of 1980, and I was…
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Category: gratitudeTags: Barbie, best friends, childhood, childhood friends, Dear Gratitude project, death, encouragement, family, friendship, grateful, gratitude, grief, keeping in touch, Lorie Mink, loss, memories, moving, penny candy, phone calls, relationships, relocating, skating rink, swimming pool, thank you, thankful, thanksgiving
Posted on November 15, 2013
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*Thanks to my friend Samantha Hogan for sharing her letter to her sister, Serena, on Day 15 of the Dear Gratitude project. Her letter reminds me to share my gratitude with the people I love TODAY.* To my sister Serena: I know I should…
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Category: gratitudeTags: 2013 gratitude project, basketball, birthday, cheerleading, childhood, Christmas, Dear Gratitude project, death, family, God, grateful, gratitude, grief, heaven, high school, Jesus, life, loss, marriage, memories, siblings, sister, thank you, thankful, thanksgiving, wedding
