Life as a Thank you – 14
Dear Lauren, In 2016, I decided to write an old- school thank you note each week as a disciple to gratitude, and last week I was at the LA Festival of Books and saw more than one title illustrated by you! I felt so proud and humbled by the privilege of knowing you and grateful…
Well begun is half done
When I was a child, I was enchanted by the music and the magic of the film Mary Poppins. She was my heroine. I wanted to live in a world where toys cleaned up after themselves and carousel horses left the merry-go-round. I listened to the 33 1/3 album that my mom got from Necco…
April Fool’s day
Interesting day….there are so many theories about how and when this day got started. Who really knows and perhaps that is the best joke of all! Some say that it has its roots in the resurrection, when Jesus got the last laugh over death. Others say that it is really about the French calendar reform,…
Life as Thank You – 13
Dear Ali In an effort to build more gratitude in my life, I am writing thank you notes each week to someone. I have been praying for your health and decided it was time to tell you how thankful I am for you! I am blessed by your sweet spirit; I remember when you first…
Life as Thank You – 12
Dear Kelsey, I decided in 2016, as an act of discipline to bless, to send an old school thank you note to someone each week. I want you to know how grateful I am for your friendship, for your trust and your kindness to me. I am so blessed to work with you and to…
St Patrick – Blessings
I am not sure when or how I realized that I held such power with my words, but perhaps it was because I grew up hearing words of blessing as my dad would lay his hand on my head and declare a blessing each night. As I grew up and found myself on both ends…
Life As Thank You – 11
Dear Joel, For 2016 I decided to write an old-school thank you note each week. So this week I want to tell you how thankful I am for you and for the privilege to work with you. Thank you for loving junior high kids so well. Having spent the bulk of my career with this…
Life as a Thank You – 10
How do I even begin to thank my mom without sounding trite or sappy. Mom, I know I have expressed my gratitude more than once over the years for all the things you have done for me, and I know it won’t be my last thank you to you, but in my effort to write…
My Spiritual Birthday
I grew up in a home of Christ Followers and went to church every Sunday. We had family devotions at dinner and went to summer camp at Forest Home as a family. My church family became a place of relatives, the blood ones all lived far away, full of “aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc”. So…
Happy Birthday to Clayton #20!
Dear Clayton. My baby. My sweet son. It is so hard to believe that it has been 20 years since you were born. I know that the days often seem slow but the years fly by; and it as I reflect on all the moments I have missed I wish I could stop time and…