Pleased

I always enjoyed making my parents proud of me. I loved to see them smile with pride over one of my accomplishments. I think a child longs for the pride of his or her parents. I know as a parent, I’m so thankful for my children and it makes me smile inside and out when…

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Thank You

These two words are really big words. I believe that they are more powerful than they are polite. Please don’t misunderstand. I was taught to say “please” and “thank you” because it’s polite. I would suggest that these two simple words are huge to building relationships at all levels of life. The wealthiest people and…

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Clear

  This word can be an adjective, verb, adverb or a noun. After a word jumps into my lap from scripture, I will often look up the definition of the word to give me clarity on the actual definition versus the one that is in my head when I see the word. I wasn’t prepared…

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Joyful – Prayerful – Thankful

Just over two years ago, I became more of a thankful person that I had ever been before. I remember it very clearly. Luke, my youngest son, had fallen over 40’ from a tree the day before. He had been flown to Atlanta Medical Center for injuries sustained from the fall. The fall happened around…

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Get Dressed

I sometimes forget to be thankful for the ability to dress myself. I also forget that I have choices every day. There are people whom I’m aware of that can’t get dressed by themselves and they have very limited choices in what to wear. I wear casual slacks and a branded shirt most days. I…

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