Tag: November 2010

  • Christian Meditation: What Is It?

    Christian Meditation – what is it? It’s NOT guided imagery, visualizations, out-of-body experiences, subconscious suggestion or mental manipulation. Christian Meditation is very different from Eastern meditation. It requires a fully engaged mind, NOT an “empty mind.” Christian Meditation is NOT an altered state of consciousness, “contemplative prayer” (Lectio Divina, “Centering Prayer” or “spiritual formation”) —……

  • Thanks For No Spanks

    Inspirational Ink: Insight for a Woman’s Life by Tammi Ector Fisse As my children and I were on the way out the door of our child care center, one of my teachers told them, “Be nice to your mama. She’s sick.” The fact that I was couldn’t have been more apparent, but by the grace……

  • The Battle of My Life

    by Melinda Colleton On September 1, 2010 I put my 2 daughters to bed; they would awake the next day and make their way through the first day of school. I had put them to bed many times in their lives before then, but it had been five years since I was able to watch……

  • Mary’s First Thanksgiving: An Inspirational Story of Gratefulness

    Editorial Review: From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 3—This insipid story of a newly immigrated 19th-century Irish family whose daughter feels the pain of separation from her homeland reiterates the origins of Thanksgiving. Mary’s father introduces the story of the five kernels of corn, which is used to remind people of sacrifices made by the first……

  • The Attitude of Gratitude!

    by Mia Green As women we have a tendency to look in the mirror and highlight the things about ourselves that we hate the most. Like the shape of our nose, the size of our hips, or the extra stomach that our stomachs may have! It’s in our nature to point out all of our……

  • How Can I Be Thankful?

    by Karin S. Syren, The Vision Coach “Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God.”……

  • Sweet Potato Casserole with Walnuts

    Ingredients: 4 cups sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 eggs, beaten 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 1/2 tablespoons Grand Marnier 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup black walnut, chopped 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg… Please log in to view content

  • Solo Para Darte Gracias…

    por Brendaliz Avilés Hoy vengo postrada ante ti Señor solo para darte las gracias. Por ser mi luz, sendero y destino. Por tu cuidado particular y tú sombra que siempre me cobija. Tengo infinidad de cosas que agradecerte: la salud, vida, familia, amigos y las cosas que me enseñas día a día, entre tanto que……