Category Archives: Thankful

It Is Well

Good Sunday Morning!  This is the old song running through my head today, so I thought I would share.  When you read all that the writer went through in his life…it makes this song all the more amazing to the heart.  … Continue reading

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I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke

While I was sleeping…. someone visited my blog.  Not that I don’t normally have evening visitors, (or it may be daylight where they live) but this person triggered view number 40,000! Pretty awesome. this is me trying to remain calm … Continue reading

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Use Time ~ Don’t Lose It!

This has been the week in our fair state of Oklahoma, as in the majority of the states, of time change.  The dreaded “Spring Forward”and losing an hour.  As you can already tell, it doesn’t set well by me.  This occurred … Continue reading

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And I Know Who Holds My Hand

There are times in life when you are just “being” and then a moment appears before your eyes that you want to capture.  This particular moment occurred during our second son’s wedding, four and a half years ago.  An outdoor wedding … Continue reading

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Thirty-One Valentines and a Lawn Mower

We met at Taco Bueno during our college days. He was with his friends. I was with my friends. He asked one my friends out. His friend asked me out. Neither of those worked. Sometime later a group of us were … Continue reading

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What is it about Flowers?

I hope some day to meet God, because I want to thank Him for the flowers. ~Robert Brault I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers. ~Claude Monet Flowers don’t worry about how they’re going to bloom. They just … Continue reading

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Thanks Guys!

The WordPress Annual Report for 2012 was sent out several days ago.  A couple of weeks shy of a year, it was fun to see the details. but boring to you! To keep it short….31,000 views from 115 countries.  Pretty … Continue reading

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It’s a New Day ~ Everyday!

Rain is falling in the heartland of Oklahoma today. Even though it is chilly and gloomy outside, this is a welcome sight given our drought situation. It is the perfect gift for closing out 2012. I have been reading many … Continue reading

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Our First Christmas Together ~ 1982

Our baby son and his bride spent this past weekend at our house. Before they left, I found myself plundering through some old Christmas items, in search of something to attach to my son’s “ugly Christmas sweater” for work. I … Continue reading

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All In A Day’s Work

He left his normal early time in the morning.  Thirteen hours later, we reflected on his workday/birthday over dinner.  Bosses, demands, schedules, orders. A little delivery to a local food-bank.  That was his birthday gift to himself. Several families would have … Continue reading

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