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June 23, 2011

Time – A Poem

Last night I was at a friends putting together supply bags for our upcoming Women’s Retreat. It has been a busy week and I knew I hadn’t yet posted my Thankful Thursday poem. This is the first time since starting Thankful Thursday that my poem...

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June 9, 2011

Mercy – A Poem

Thankfulness and gratitude are easy when things are going great. But what about when life seems overwhelming and nothing goes as planned? What about the difficult days when you can’t seem to do the right thing, or have the right attitude, or pray the right...

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May 12, 2011

Your Name Is Beautiful – A Poem

My Monday post got me thinking about writing a poem about the many names of Jesus, because the blessings and promises each name holds is something I am very thankful for. I know initially I was thinking my Thankful Thursday poem would always be an...

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April 28, 2011

This Life Is Full of Blessing – A Poem

It’s Thankful Thursday once again (and I continue to be thankful to Ann for the idea!) I’ve been doing acrostic poems for a while, but decided I wanted to do something different this week. Instead of limited the length of my poem by the number...

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January 20, 2011

Contented – A Poem

Focusing on what we have instead of what we don’t have creates a thankful heart. Having a thankful heart leads to being contented with the blessings we have been given. When we trust in God to provide that which we need, we can be content no...

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January 13, 2011

Appreciation x 3 – A Poem

Yesterday at work I received my invitation to our annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon. It’s a wonderful event at which employees who have reached various milestones receive awards and the entire staff of the organization is treated to a delicious lunch with games and lots of...

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November 25, 2010

Thanksgiving Prayer

Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. I took the day off yesterday and spent the afternoon making pecan pie and macaroon cookies, and brining my turkey for today. Then today I spent 4 1/2 hours making Thanksgiving dinner for just the three of us. We...

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