Posted on November 19, 2015
by bethanymwallace
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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,… Continue Reading “Counterweight”
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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
*Today’s beautiful post is written by my friend and frequent contributor Debra Dickey. I’m so thankful for Debra’s insights and for her willingness to share them.* Illumination For light to flood the darkness; The hidden to be revealed; The honorable to prevail, Luminescence to… Continue Reading “Illumination”
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Category: gratitudeTags: darkness, glory, God, God's light, heaven, illumination, light, love, miracles, poem, poetry, revelation, Shakespeare, wisdom
Posted on February 28, 2013
by bethanymwallace
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I’m very thankful to the guest writers who participated in the “28 days of love” project this month. It’s been inspiring to read about the various ways love and gratitude coincide in so many very different people’s lives. I had guest writers lined up… Continue Reading “Day 28–The best he could”
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Category: gratitudeTags: 12-step recovery programs, 28 days of love project, addiction, alcoholism, amends, Andrea Hollander Budy, child support, dad, daddy, drug addiction, family, father, father-daughter relationship, flowers, forgiveness, gifts, grateful, gratitude, love, making amends, mother, Peter Abbs, poems, poetry, prison, recovery, relationships, roses, siblings, softball, thankful, the best he could
Posted on February 19, 2012
by bethanymwallace
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Special thanks to Dr. Teresa Burns Murphy, my former professor and fabulous author, for agreeing to write for the Daily Dose of Gratitude blog. Beyond Lucky My maternal grandmother’s name was Emma. She could shine a sunbeam through my gloomiest thought, sprinkle a soft… Continue Reading “Beyond Lucky”
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Category: gratitude, photography, UncategorizedTags: Amazing Graces, author, Dr. Teresa Burns Murphy, education, family, fiction, grandmother, imagination, lucky, poetry, school, Teresa Burns Murphy, teresaburnsmuphy.com, The Secret to Flying, vintage photography, writing