It's Thanksgiving time and November - this is when we read many writings about thankfulness or gratitude, and I will go with the rest of the group and stick to this great topic.

Thankfulness may seem easy to define….. Take a shot at it and see what comes to your mind.

Hmm, not so easy is...

Pondering things, I wish I would have done differently, spirals into worry.

Wishing I had made better word choices when I spoke in anger, turns to worry.

Hoping no harm was done with my hateful words, becomes worry.

Questioning if the situation would have played out differently if a better choice...

“Didn’t you sleep good last night?” my husband asked twice in a week as he greeted me while I sat in my favorite, quite place.

“Yes. I slept just fine. I’ve just been up for a while.” Was my response as I looked up from my Bible reading and sipped on my second...

*This writing is taken from Journey of Trust: A Walk of Faith by Sue L. Hamilton

When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the Lord had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses. Exodus 14:31 NLT

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When I was using and drinking back in my dark years of substance abuse, I did not have certain words in my vocabulary, words like hope, peace, or contentment. Their definitions were not in my brain. But the following experience is one that I now can describe as having hope and receiving peace,...

When I graduate from high school.

When I get married.

When I have children.

When my babies become teenagers.

When my teenagers leave the house.

When my children get married.

When my grandchildren come along.

When my spouse dies.

When, when, when.

We think of things that have not happened and then...

Did you know you are an old woman?

Yep.

There will always be a woman younger than you, so that makes you OLD!

When I was ten years old, I thought fifty years old was OLD!

When I was twenty years old, I thought seventy years old was OLD!

Now that I’m nearly sixty years old I think eighty...

The best investment you can make in your personal life is giving yourself time with God.

Why? Because God is the only one that can guide you each day to live out your life in strength for yourself and those you love.  

The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry...

The words woman of valor came to me as I was walking. My vocabulary has expanded through the years, but valor is one word I don’t frequently hear. When I hear a word that I don’t use much in my everyday life I perf up to it because God is speaking to me. I pay attention because the...

I’m grateful I have others to love.

There was a time in my teenage years I wanted nothing to do with anyone else, except me. I was very selfish, self-driven, rude, and cold-hearted. Those ugly ways in me took many years for God to help straighten out. It didn’t come easy.

Loving...

Is God your B.F.F. (Best Friend Forever)?

Did you know God can be your B.F.F.?

Yes – it’s possible and needs to be something you want to consider.

Keeping close to God like a friend in the flesh is the direction I’m suggesting.

How do you do it?

It’s a mind shift. Taking...

Recently I went clothes shopping. So what?

I don’t like shopping. So that's why it's a BIG deal.

Going to a physical store to shop is an overwhelming task, shuffling through the racks, finding the right size, trying on clothes, putting them back where you found them, going to another store,...