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Posted on November 26, 2015
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*Today’s blog post is a guest post written by my lifelong friend and former neighbor Leslie Ferguson Thomas. I’m always thankful for Leslie’s contributions to my blog, but I’m more thankful for her ongoing friendship, her perspective on life, and her willingness to share… Continue Reading “The gratitude word”
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Posted on March 31, 2015
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Today’s post is written by Jessica Nicol, a former student of mine, who has truly had her fair share of traumatic experiences this semester. In the midst of them, she has managed to maintain her composure and serenity to the best of her ability,… Continue Reading “Any other way”
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Category: gratitudeTags: apologies, back injury, car accident, death, fate, God, happy ending, hope, life, love, meaning, pain, relationships, romance, seeing the big picture, trauma, traumatic injury, UAMS, Valentine's Day
*Thanks to Mary Agrusa, today’s guest contributor, for sharing this beautiful piece with everyone.* This weekend I saw it. Looking out my living room window I got the distinct impression that fall had arrived. Perhaps the approaching storm played tricks with the refractions of… Continue Reading “Change gonna come”
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Category: gratitudeTags: autumn, calendar, change, climate, cooler weather, faith, fall, giving thanks, God, God is in control, grateful, gratitude, growth, heat, hope, Mary Agrusa, nature, seasons, spring, summer, summer haze, sun, temperature, thankful, winter
*Today’s post is written by my friend and regular contributor, Debra Dickey. Thanks for sharing your insights with us, Debra!* I agree with Moses. “God, if You are not coming with me, don’t make me go!” …but if have to, then please, please, please… Continue Reading “Here’s your sign”
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Category: gratitudeTags: belief, believing in God, Christianity, Exodus, faith, God, God's promises, God's will, grateful, gratitude, here's your sign, hope, Jesus, lifeway.com, looking for signs, miracles, Moses, prayer, Presence of God, resting in God's arms, sign, there's your sign, trust, trusting God
Posted on February 14, 2014
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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… Continue Reading “Lost but not forgotten”
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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 February 4, 2014
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*Today’s post is by my friend Debra Dickey, a frequent contributor to this blog. I’m thankful for Debra’s courage to share her own journey in writing because each time she does, I learn and grow.* 1) A weighty concern regarding the possibility of… Continue Reading “Star-spangled moments”
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Category: gratitudeTags: 2013 word of the year, answered prayers, blessings, broken, faith, family, frozen pipes, God, grace, grateful, gratitude, hope, humility, illness, injury, joy, living in the moment, Lord, love, miracles, power, praise, prayer, promises, protection, Psalm 91, star-spangled, thankful, trust, unanswered prayers, winter weather, word of the year, worry
Posted on November 25, 2013
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Day 25 in the Dear Gratitude project is submitted by yours truly :). Dear Need, I first remember meeting you, Need, when my father fell from his heroic platform in my mind. Grappling with drug addiction, he stood in our living room in Augusta,… Continue Reading “Day 25: Dear Need”
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Category: gratitudeTags: 1984, 2013 gratitude project, addiction, babies, blessings, children, college, dad, Dear Gratitude project, dental hygiene, dependency on God, divorce, drug addiction, family, father, gifts, God, grateful, gratitude, higher education, hope, Kansas, love, mom, motherhood, naomi shihab nye, need, needs and wants, parenting, poverty, recovery, sisters, spirituality, thankful, thanksgiving, The traveling onion, tornado, welfare, Wichita
Posted on November 21, 2013
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*Thanks to my friend Brandon Davidson for serving as the guest writer for Day 21 of the Dear Gratitude project. His post is guaranteed to make you laugh. It will probably cause you to pause and give thanks for all the people and circumstances… Continue Reading “Day 21: A look back”
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Posted on November 14, 2013
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*It’s Day 14 of the Dear Gratitude project. Today, I’m sharing a letter to my students. There is no way I could ever thank each of them individually for all they’ve added to my life. I’m grateful for the opportunity to teach today, and… Continue Reading “Day 14: Dear students”
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Category: gratitudeTags: APPLE Project, Arkansas Baptist High School, bipolar disorder, college, Dear Gratitude project, ELL, ESL, feeling old, friendship, gay, grateful, gratitude, high school, higher education, homosexuality, hope, hope in this world, immigrants, joy, laughter, learning, lessons learned, Milli Vanilli, plagiarism, snapchat, students, suicide, suicide prevention, teach, teacher, teaching, thankful, thanksgiving, Youth Home, Yusef Komunyakaa
Posted on September 13, 2013
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*Special thanks to my friend Debra Dickey for serving as today’s guest contributor!* Every image, every application, every petition that is granted, every prayer that is answered, it’s all God. Every beautiful flower, every new kitten, every cake that rises, it’s all God. Every… Continue Reading “It’s all God”
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Category: gratitudeTags: answered prayers, children, Christianity, faith, God, God's love, grateful, gratitude, hope, it's all God, parenting, prayer, spirituality, thankful, well
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