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Grateful for the Past

Posted by eph21920 on November 22, 2018 in Connected, Faith, Family, Grateful

Each Thanksgiving is different from the next. My sister brought her computer over today and we took a trip down memory lane as we looked at pictures from previous holidays. We talked about and remembered the good and the bad memories that came from each one. As I thought about this, I realized that every past experience plays a part in making up the person who we are. The experience, but mostly my response to that is what drives me forward – or back. It takes a conscious choice and work to keep moving in a positive direction. So, I am thankful for the twists and turns in my life. They have all taught me lessons and helped me grow in faith and hope.

I Found God today remembering past experiences.

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Bluest Sky

Posted by eph21920 on November 21, 2018 in Creation, Weather

We made a quick trip to the cabin today. This morning, the weather forecaster said the sky would be clear all day long. He was right. The further we went into the mountains and the higher we went in altitude, the sky just kept turning more blue. It was noticeable and vibrant. Occasionally we would see an airplane here and there creating short contrails, but they didn’t even last long. I thought about the vastness of the sky and if you go high enough, it eventually turns black as you would be in space. And space goes on forever. It is mind boggling to think about. So, just for today, I enjoyed the bluest, clearest sky. It was just a thing of beauty.

I Found God today in the amazing blue sky.

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Friendsgiving

Posted by eph21920 on November 20, 2018 in Food, Friends, Grateful

The other day when my mom was at physical therapy, her therapist told us about the “Friendsgiving” she had. She bought a house earlier this year and was excited to have room to host a Thanksgiving dinner for her friends. She said it was a great success. Everyone brought different foods and had a great time. Tonight, we had dinner with our neighbors. They said they wanted to get together just to give thanks before we all got too far into the business of the holidays. We had a wonderful meal and a very nice visit. I think it is a blessing to take time to be with friends.

I Found God today in the blessing of being with friends.

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Miracle Hands

Posted by eph21920 on November 19, 2018 in Answer, Doctor, Family, Healing, Knowledge

My mom has been to her physical therapist for a couple of weeks now. She has miracle hands. She can find the exact spot that is giving my mom problems and get it worked out. We were there again today and she worked on two specific places that are causing pain. While it is not always pleasant during the session, my mom feels so much better after. The therapist has been able to work out a couple different problems so far and we are always amazed at how good she is and how quickly things resolve when she is done.

I Found God today in an amazing physical therapist.

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Tropical Snowy Celebration

Posted by eph21920 on November 19, 2018 in Birthday, Family, Friends, Fun, Weather

My sisters and brother in law came over this morning and when my parents and I returned from church, the house had been transformed into a tropical paradise. They decorated the entire dining room with palm tree and beach murals, a beautiful tropical bouquet, beach toys, leis, and even real coconuts. They offered me a pina colada, I donned the grass skirt and flowered headband, and my birthday festivities were under way. They prepared fresh tropical shish kebab and shrimp salad for lunch. We had a blast taking photos with the different accessories. After all that, I went to the Trans Siberian Orchestra concert with wonderful friends who I worked with over 25 years ago. After a song or two, it started “snowing”. We had great seats and also had a blast. I love their music and Christmas story. It was quite a transition from tropical to wintery Christmas. I was so happy to wrap up my birthday celebration this way.

I Found God today having fun with friends and family.

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Intervening Couple

Posted by eph21920 on November 16, 2018 in Generosity, Grateful, Hurt, Problem, Stranger

The Parkinson’s Caregiver Support Group is made up of wonderful people who do their best to take care of their loved ones. Most everyone can relate to the stories that are told around the table. Today a woman talked about when she and her husband went out for their usual walk. She was not quite sure what happened, but she was unable to catch her husband as he lost his balance and fell. He was a little banged up, but she was able to get him off the ground. Off course, they were the furthest away from their home as they could get. She found him a place to sit down and wait while she walked back to their house to get the car. But while she was gone, he realized he had lost a lens from his glasses and went to go look for it. He was still shook up and unfortunately fell again. This time, a couple who was out for a walk came upon him. They helped him get up to sitting again and made sure that he was OK. The woman said how grateful she was that the couple was there, intervened, and helped him.

I Found God today in a story of a couple who got involved.

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Uncle Sam Bank

Posted by eph21920 on November 15, 2018 in Birthday, Family, Humor

A couple of months ago when I was visiting my son, I spent some time with my grandson who was doing his American history homework. In the book, there was a picture of a bank I used to have when I was a kid. It was in the form of a statue of Uncle Sam. You put a coin in his hand and when you pushed the button, the coin dropped into a bank bag and into the bottom of the bank. I told my grandson that I had that bank when I was a child, but it got lost somewhere along the way. We thought it could be worth a lot of money at this point. He looked it up online and we found that they are still sold new. Today I got a package in the mail for my birthday. It was the Uncle Sam bank. My grandson told his parents my story and they sent one to me as a gift. It was so thoughtful. And it was so funny. I have been smiling ever since.

I Found God today in my thoughtful grandson.

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Amazing Cure

Posted by eph21920 on November 14, 2018 in Answer, Friends, Grateful, Sick

I got together with a couple friends tonight. We laughed a lot and exchanged lots of amazing stories. One is truly unbelievable. My friend has a relative who was diagnosed with cancer. When they started to do surgery, they realized that the cancer was very aggressive and had spread to pretty much every organ in her body. They stopped the procedure and talked about what to do. She ended up having one huge “chemotherapy wash”. The doctors basically opened her up and exposed her entire insides to a large dose of chemotherapy. I thought it sounded horrible. But it worked. The woman is now cancer free.

I Found God today in an amazing story of being cured.

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Birthday Wishers

Posted by eph21920 on November 13, 2018 in Birthday, Family, Joy

My mom got a sudden sharp pain in her chest this morning, so we ended up in the emergency room for the majority of the day. They ran all kinds of tests, but thankfully didn’t find any blaring problems. The pain ended up going away on its own. It is not exactly how I thought I would spend my birthday, but the well wishing from people during the day really lifted my spirits.

I Found God today in well wishers.

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Tried To Say No

Posted by eph21920 on November 12, 2018 in Answer, Faith, Joy, Life, Opportunity, Plan

Tonight at my bible class, every person in my small group had a story about how they tried to avoid what God was calling them to do. Each one of us had an experience in which we knew God was asking us to do something. But fear or feeling inadequate made us turn in the opposite direction. However, circumstances and decisions made put us right in the place God wanted us to be. He got His way, even though it may not have been done the way in which He intended. Once we let out guard down and accepted God’s path, we felt peaceful and hopeful. I thought it was amazing that each of us had such a similar experience. I have never met these people until I started taking the class a few months ago and yet there is much in common. That is how my faith grows stronger.

I Found God today in similar stories of His work in action.

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