Posted on February 16, 2017
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One in 10 children lives in a country or region defined by armed conflict. This means about 230 million children grow up in the midst of war and serious conflict, according to the 2015 UNICEF Report. Many of these children experience bomb attacks in… Continue Reading “#firstworldprobs”
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Category: gratitudeTags: crime, Donald Trump, entitled, first world problems, firstworldprobs, genital mutilation, gratitude, peace, perspective, politics, privileged, rape, reality, refugees, sexual assault, UN, UNICEF, war, whining
Posted on December 11, 2014
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*Today’s post is written by friend and frequent contributor Debra Dickey. Debra is like family to me! Thank you, Debra, for sticking by me all these years closer than a sister.* Last evening, I had the rare and lovely opportunity to get together with… Continue Reading “Family”
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Category: gratitudeTags: ancestry, canning, children, connection, Debra Dickey, family, folklore, grandparents, grateful, gratitude, heiroom, history, kinship, love, moment in time, Red and Her Camera, roots, Sarah Crowder, stories, thankful, war
Posted on November 22, 2013
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*It’s hard to believe Day 22 of the Dear Gratitude project has arrived! Only eight more days of letters from eight more wonderful guest writers. Today’s post is by LaDonna Busby, a friend and fellow church member.* This thank you is long overdue, and… Continue Reading “Day 22: Dear Mrs. McGrath”
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Category: gratitudeTags: 1st grade, 2013 gratitude project, Bible, Bobbsey Twins, books, cards, David Copperfield, Dear Gratitude project, dick and jane, education, elementary school, first grade, grateful, gratitude, greeting cards, Hester Prynne, Jane Eyre, Laura Ingalls Wilder, learning, learning to read, literacy, motherhood, parenting, poverty, read, reading, Romeo and Juliet, Scripture, see spot run, Stephen King, teacher, teaching, thank you, thankful, The Scarlet Letter, Tom Sawyer, Vietnam, war
Posted on November 11, 2013
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*Big thanks to my friend and former college roommate, Sarah Donaghy, for sharing her grateful thoughts on Day 11 of the Dear Gratitude project.* The hardest part about being a guest blogger this month was deciding to whom or what I should write my… Continue Reading “Day 11: Dear Peacemakers”
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Category: gratitudeTags: Afghanistan, armed forces, dad, Dear Gratitude project, family, grandpa, grateful, gratitude, gratitude project, Iraq, Marines, military, mindfulness, New York City, peace, peacemaker, Quakers, RadSab, soldiers, spirituality, thank you, thankful, thanks, The Great War, United States, Veteran's Day, veterans, war, Wendell Berry
Posted on June 12, 2012
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Yesterday, as I wandered about the dim kitchen, attempting to tidy things up minus electricity in the middle of a thunderstorm, I heard a solid knock at the back door. I jumped and wondered who it could be since I wasn’t expecting any company.… Continue Reading “Finding the funny”
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Category: gratitudeTags: attitude, baking, blackberries, family, fishing, funny, grateful, gratitude, humor, Iraq, jokes, pie, PTSD, veterans, Vietnam War, war
