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…
Life as a Thank you – 9
Judy, In writing an old fashioned thank you note each week, I thought that in light of your birthday I would let you know how thankful I am for you. I cherish our times spent together and all the things we can share. I am grateful for how you love my brother and how well…
Life as a Thank you – 8
Dear Martha, There is a definitive moment in a person’s life where they become acutely aware of the fact that they found their soul mate. I’m not talking about the person they’ll spend the rest of their days waking up to each morning. I’m talking about the awkward person you didn’t like at first, that…
Life as a Thank You – 7
Dear Marji, I decided to write an old-school note of gratitude each week in 2016. This is your turn. The difficult thing about these notes is they only say words that represent something much deeper than words can ever express. I could write a book about how much you mean to me, but this short…
Life as a Thank you – 6
Dear Susan, I drove home yesterday after a short weekend, but I left so full (as usual). Coming to see you (and your family) is always restorative for me. I decided in 2016 to write an old-school note of thanks each week and I felt this was a great opportunity to send you yours to…
Life as a Thank you – 5
RAY L There are some events and people who change the course of one’s life. You are one of those people in my life! This year I made a commitment to grow my gratitude quotient by writing a thank you note each week to someone. In light of your birthday, I thought I would send…