“So, how was your Thanksgiving?” “Tiring, but so worth it. Watched a couple of games on TV before we grabbed a chicken salad sandwich and then headed to BestMart to get in line. I wanted one of the $75 55’ inch TVs, but there were already 150 people in line who got there on […]
Tag Archives: thankfulness
Don’t Ignore God’s Blessings – Count Them!
“God’s blessing makes life rich; nothing we do can improve on God.” Proverbs 10:22 MSG When you get to your late seventies, you’ve accumulated a lot of information. Unfortunately, much of it is worthless, senseless and sometimes dangerous. Like: Dip a match in vinegar and apply it to your warts… they’ll disappear (and they […]
Encores
The last song is over … the performer exits the stage and thinks they are finished … but the audience is not through. They remain standing, ‘ovating’ and whistling, strongly announcing their desire to hear more. And they get an ‘encore’ which simply means again, or some more. One of the longest encores in […]
When Enough Isn’t
Our first television set got three stations. That was enough until progress told us it wasn’t enough. Now there are many hundreds of available stations and we’re being told it isn’t enough. A 1953 Ford Customline Fordor Sedan had 101 horsepower and raced from 0-60 in just over 17 seconds. It was enough until progress […]
Tea Bag Thanks
Excuse me, but is this my gift? Our grandsons Jackson (10) and his brother Weston (9) were opening their Christmas presents from us. We had been informed that they would both really appreciate gift cards from Amazon. Not having any legitimate Amazon boxes for the cards, Joanie used a couple of empty tea bag […]