Tag Archives: thankful

In a recent Bottom Line article, Amelia shared her excitement of participating in a Memorial Day parade by marching down the sidewalk snapping photos. What an uplifting article! Her perspective gave me hope that my observations at our local Memorial celebration do not, perhaps, indicate the national trend I suspected. ...

We are all pursuing contentment—to feel completely satisfied, completely at peace—no wants, no aching needs, no fears, no doubts, no broken dreams, no disappointments, no pain, no loose ends. We may even, at times, be driven by discontent. We might have a compulsion to change something, so we dye our ...

I’ve been a registered nurse for 20 years. I have spent countless hours passing out medications for one ailment or another. Complain of a headache? You get Tylenol. Complain of nausea? You get Phenergan. Complain of allergies? You get Zyrtec. The list goes on … These medications work very well. ...

“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” –1 Thessalonians 5:18 We wish one another “Happy Thanksgiving” but are these just well wishes or are we happy about this time of year. Thanksgiving day can be the most difficult time for ...

Life does not always go the way we expect it or even want it to go. Disappointments happen. I dreamed of being a stay-at-home wife/mother; I am a full-time librarian. I wanted children; I’m unable to have them. I planned to convert my parent’s barn into a house and live ...