Showing posts with label Gratitude. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gratitude. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

What Matters and Family Reunion Questions

As I focus on Gratitude, I am reminded of this thought:
"It's Not So Much
What's On The Table That Matters,
As What's On The Chairs."
~W.S. Gilbert~
I understand this quote at deeper level with every year I live.
I cannot put a price on the blessing of being surrounded by those I love and whom love me.
Whether by circumstances or choice, it is not possible for my entire family to be together.
In our Sunday School Class last week, we discussed the importance of Family Reunions, Keeping Immediate and Extended Family Ties strong, Creating Family Memories, and Family History. With our grown children living far away, it takes planning and effort to make sure we are together at least once per year. As the years roll on, Ron and I are aware that it will take more planning and effort to strengthen bonds and create memories. We are willing to do whatever it takes to make sure all of our children, their spouses, and eventually grandchildren, are together at least once per year.
Every minute will be worth the effort.
How do you Strengthen and Keep Family Ties Strong?
What has worked for you when planning Family Reunions?
How do you handle when a family member has
negative feelings toward other family members which make a
Family Reunion almost impossible?
Who usually plans your Family Reunions?
Ideas? Suggestions?
This need for Annual Family Reunions weighs heavy on my heart and mind...
Do Share...

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Thanksgiving Tire Pump

The Thanksgiving Tire Pump
Today, in a most humbling way, I was reminded of how grateful I am to hop in my dependable car, drive to my chosen destination and return home with little or no incident.

Plant this image in your mind....A woman was in the school parking lot using a Bicycle Tire Pump to put air in her CAR Tires. I saw her this MORNING AND this AFTERNOON...same routine...
Drop the kids off, park the car, get out and put air in the tire...
Even more humbling...I have seen her do this off and on over the past week or two...And she has been smiling every time I see her out there filling the tire. Maybe she is grateful to have a way to drive her children to and from school...even if she has to fill the tire at pick-up and drop-off times.

I don't know this woman. I have never seen her around school, other than in the parking lot filling her tire. She looks like she has a tough life, yet a pleasant attitude.
Today, I resolved TWO THINGS:
  • I am going to find out how to help her get a new tire(s)
  • I will never take the air in my tires for granted, or any other aspect of my car that operates without a hitch every day.

This week of Thanksgiving, I am thankful for dependable, comfortable transportation! Of late... I am thankful for the much lower cost to fill my gas tank!

Have you ever seen someone use a Bicycle Tire Pump to fill a Car Tire? How do you think I should help this woman get a new tire?

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving Week? I am loving reading the responses on your blogs.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Thanksgiving Week

Happy Thanksgiving Indeed
The Thanksgiving Holiday is so easy...no second guessing what to say.....Christmas? Hanukkah? Easter? Passover? etc. It is simply Happy Thanksgiving. No Happy Holiday for this one...being direct is generally safe....Happy Thanksgiving.
I am making it a point to say Happy Thanksgiving vs Happy Turkey Day...Hello......When did it come to celebrating a Turkey?
Each day this week, I will list at least one thing I am thankful for...will you, my friends in the blogosphere do the same? Even if it one day this week, take the time to make a Gratitude List.
Here is my first listing:
I am thankful for Health Insurance and Medical Care. Each time we contemplate Ron not having a job (he is in the Construction Industry, after all, and every day he has a job is a blessing at this point in economic history) one of the things we panic about is keeping our Health Insurance.
What are you thankful for today?
Happy Thanksgiving Week!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Got Blessings?

Make A Blessing Box
This is my favorite fall/Thanksgiving Family Tradition
This is an ideal Craft/Activity for adults or children.
Click HERE for details and directions.
A Blessing Box brings depth and meaning to the Season
of Thanksgiving, often skipped over from Halloween
straight to Christmas.
Enjoy!

You may remember this from last year. It is worth mentioning
every year at this time.