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Thankful's


I'm looking through my Thankful Journal as I turn the page for my next set of 10, and I see the entries of the thousand's before, with words like: sky full of stars on early morning run, old movies and Saturday's, finding an old book, hearing God's voice so that a graven image is unnecessary, praying through the night for a friend, the morning's quiet, fall recipes, soft hands, tumors removed, an unexpected afternoon nap, hay bales in a field, craft booths, the bang of an old screen door, the just enough, a down comforter on a cold morning, old maps, hope even in death, the smell of lavender, the blood that cleanses all my sin, airplanes that take me to faraway places and people I love, pictures on my refrigerator, morning texts with my son, the Spirit's prompts, clean sheets to lie down on, fireflies, my daughter's giggle, that I am not homeless today, scarves made of wool, buttermilk muffins, gift cards, daily bread that is more extravagant than any manna, a new book, and my man.

I have thousands of thank you's from years of recording what I never want my heart to forget. If you've never created a Thankful Journal, I encourage you to begin today. It changes your perspective. It puts your thankful's right in front of you. It makes you look for the things God wants you and I to see every day. I dare you to look today.

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About Me

I am a learner.  I have an insatiable desire to learn, so I read a ridiculous amount of books.  And, because I love to read, I process my thoughts through journal-writing. 

I guess this would also make me a writer.  

I think that a writer puts their time into something they want to read again, and hopefully invite someone else to read as well.  The words mean something to them, and they want those words to mean something to others, too.

I believe that readers and writers are also pretty good story-tellers, and there is nothing I love more than a good story.

Stories tell us the things we need to know, and not just the facts we seem to think define us.  I am more interested in someone who drives a 95 Astro van than someone who drives a new car with a personalized license plate, because I know there's a story behind it (and I love that I am married to the one who drives the van).

So I wrote a book called Tell Me a Story.  In it, you will find stories of people that most don't sit and listen to; maybe because they've never traveled out of the country in order to hear them.  Or maybe they've never really thought about the importance of just listening. 

I didn't listen because I thought I was special; I listened because I believed they were. 

I've taught high school Bible for more than 20 years, written curriculum for all of my classes, led mission trips around the world, taken lots of pictures, made lots of journal entries, and prayed every single day for the people whose faces appear in my heart.  Each blog post will take you to a story; some will be from my memory, some from my journal posts, some from people I'm around every day, and others will be from the best Story-teller I know, Who wrote a book long before I did.   His story keeps writing new stories in mine.  I hope someday to get mine published so that others will be encouraged to read more of His.

 

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