Tag: joy
Posted on March 29, 2018
by bethany
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My daughter earned her first $1 bill today. Is that legal? Surely not. Well, it happened, nonetheless. We enjoyed lunch after church at a local diner. Our waitress, a young, cheerful woman who told me she had a five year-old son, went out of her…
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Category: gratitudeTags: church, daughter, diner, for fun and for free, grateful, gratitude, job, joy, mom, overwhelmed, parenting, perfectionism, school, service, thankful, waitress, work
Posted on November 23, 2016
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Today’s blog post is by my student, Ladonna Williams, as part of a brief writing assignment celebrating her marriage. To my loving husband: I want you to know that you have been a great inspiration in my life. Putting our friendship with love, we…
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Category: gratitudeTags: encouragement, grateful, gratitude, heart, husband, joy, kindness, love, marriage, selfless, thankful, wife, writing
Posted on November 3, 2016
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Today’s guest blog post is written by my friend Jeri Wright, a beautiful, free-spirited soul. Thank you, Jeri, for sharing your heart. As I drove down the street today the sun-kissed my skin through an open window. The perfectly warm breeze gently caressed my…
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Category: gratitudeTags: awe, cancer, childhood, gifts of gratitude, grateful, how to find more gratitude, joy, reflections, simplicity, thankful, wonder
Posted on November 4, 2014
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*Today’s letter is written by my wonderful friend Betty Gail Jones, who has impacted countless children, teenagers, and college students over the years through her work in children’s ministry, collegiate ministry, mission work, and church planting. She is a fireball and someone God has…
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Category: gratitudeTags: 2014 gratitude project, blessings, children, Facebook, friendship, grandchildren, grateful, gratitude, home, joy, Kathmandu, learning, living overseas, love, ministry, mommy moments, prayer, preschool, reflection, school, social media, 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 June 22, 2014
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*Here’s another cat’s tale from Debra Dickey. This post reminds me of all the fur babies I’ve had over the years and how much joy they’ve brought to my life. Thanks, Debra, for the great reminder!* Growing up, my parents didn’t allow us to…
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Category: gratitudeTags: animals, cat lover, cat nap, cat's tale, cats, dog, farm, farm life, feline, fur baby, grateful, gratitude, joy, kitten, loss, love, memories, outdoors, pets, puppy, thankful, walking
Posted on February 4, 2014
by bethany
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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…
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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 December 16, 2013
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*Today’s post is by my dear friend and former colleague, Kenton Adler.* In the spring of 1973 my mother went on a month-long business trip to Europe. She was a buyer for the May company in Colorado, and she went overseas pretty regularly. This…
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Category: gratitudeTags: attitude, Better Homes and Gardens, chimney, Christmas, Christmas cards, Christmas cheer, Christmas party, Christmas stockings, family, fire, fire department, fire hazard, fireplace, good tidings, grateful, gratitude, holidays, joy, McCall's, memories, party, Sangria, smoke, the show must go on
Posted on December 15, 2013
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Special thanks to my friend Betty Gail Jones for writing today’s post. NO!! The lights are failing, row by row, on our 10 year-old, very favorite, pre-lit, secondary Christmas tree!! The top went first. Ah, we can fix that… it is probably a fuse. …
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Category: gratitudeTags: bonsai, Christmas, Christmas lights, Christmas tree, crossword puzzle, dad, Depression era, father, grandpa, grateful, gratitude, Great Depression, heredity, jingle, joy, Julie Andrews, memories, persona, personality, piddle, pleasure, thankful
Posted on November 14, 2013
by bethany
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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…
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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
