Thanksgiving

What do you have to be thankful for?

• If you live in America, you have the freedoms and system of government (although admittedly sometimes faulty) of this country; if you don't then be thankful for your lives
• If you have a job, be thankful there is a way to provide for yourself and your family (if you have one); if you haven't a job be thankful that there are opportunities available or be thankful there are organizations that can help you feed and clothe you and your family.
• If you have a house, be thankful. If not again there are places that won't let you and your family freeze or become overheated.
• If you know your Savior, there is salvation. If not, be thankful there are people who are willing to demonstrate God's love for you and all mankind, just for the asking...

Many times these situations may roll the dice of snake eyes which means that you hit a stone wall and you are not a citizen, or you don't have a job, or a house other than a cardboard box. But the fourth condition is a promise of God. And though we suffer there is light at the end of the tunnel...and it is He!!!

Just wait for it...

SNOW!!!

It snowed this past week and I was so excited. Such a pretty light blanket of snow, covering the mountain passages in mountain parkway, only to disappear a few days later. A heralding that it is time for trees and plants and earth to rest, time to go dormant, time to think about and dream about the current happenings and future plans. Time to reflect. More will come later when the earth will be in deep slumber and thought. But for now, the first stage is a marvelous enchanting phase of where we've been the past year and where we are going.

Resting in the Sunshine

Gorgeous days are here. The fall brings us so much beauty and colors and cooler temperatures. All a reminders that it is time to rest and enjoy His world and not be taken up with the hustle and bustle of things that in the long run do not matter. Go to the fall festivals, state fairs, carnivals, eat peanuts or cotton candy, enjoy the coming of fall and experience the slowing down of nature to be blanketed by winter and a long winter's nap.

What is a hero?

Is a hero someone who goes into hell for a heavenly cause? Someone who gladly takes on someone's pain even when it might mean their own life? Someone riding into battle for those that cannot fight? All of these things are very true and very admirable. But there is also the hero that bolsters and supports on a daily basis those in need. A friend that ensures that a sick friend is nourished and is safe and getting stronger every day. One who takes care of stray animals that may or may not have been abandoned in the middle of a hot summer. Quiet heroes, heroes who are happy without glory and yet heroes that give their all for all. May we all strive to see this in Christ, and be more like Him thusly.