As I sat watching the sun set over the Grand Canyon several weeks ago, I was in complete awe of the abundance of beauty before me. No other place is quite like the Grand Canyon, but there is beauty to be found everywhere. Even in the stark, arid landscape where I grew up, the sunsets…
Linda’s mom taught her about abundance–to be grateful rather than looking at what others had and wishing it were hers. When she was about 13, her girlfriends got a treasure trove of clothes and wonderful gifts and she complained a bit to her mom. “I wish I had …” BRAKES ON! Before she finished the…
I was reading a book on world history recently and I discovered that all through our world history in various empires and in the greatest civilizations there was a common thread that seems present in all of them. It’s called abundance. In one of those ancient societies, there was a philosophy that was generously spread throughout…
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“Mama?” Silence. “Mama?” I feel her body begin to shift. Her small hands reach out in hope that they will land on my resting body. “Mama?” I slowly turn over and wrap her little body in my arms, hugging her to my chest. Her little fingers wrap around my shirt as I pull her in…
What does abundance look like to you? Does it look different this year? In years past, our family has gathered on Thanksgiving Day. We started out in a home, but as these young kids grew up and created families of their own creating exponential growth, we moved to a church. The serving table featured not…
My youngest son is 17, and right now, in this moment as I write, he is practicing the piano, pounding too loudly at the keys trying to perfect a song for the Christmas recital that may or may not happen, all things being what they are right now with social distancing and limiting interactions and…