Archive for November, 2009
Friday, November 27th, 2009
The thanks goes on — Talitha
Life with Talitha — part 4
Seems like everything is related to everything. So it’s not surprising that Thankgiving blog posts overlap with “Life with Talitha” posts.
I learned long ago with our other children that you often learn more about your children through other people than through your own conversations at home. A few days ago we had a taste of Talitha’s growing maturity and thoughtfulness when her friend, Olivia, interviewed her.
I am thankful every day that God added Talitha to our family. I can’t imagine us without her.
p.s. One commenter at Olivia’s blog says, “Talitha, I love how you sound like your Dad when you use phrases like… ‘Being physically adopted is very special, but being spiritually adopted is ten thousand times better!!’”
Well, maybe she sounds like him. Or maybe one of the effects of having a teenaged daughter is that he’s starting to sound like her?
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
The thanks goes on
It’s time for bed. The house is very quiet. This is the sort of quietness that lets my mind go back over the noise and busyness of the day and remember even more things that I’m thankful for.
Here’s #1 on the list: The Lord is good and his steadfast mercies endure forever.
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Giving thanks together
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Thanksgiving for Mother
Mother’s 88th birthday was earlier this month. Here she is (on the left), having a birthday tea with one of her daughters and 2 daughters-in-law and a friend.
Mother and this friend are members of the Gideon Auxiliary. For years, these two have visited the county jail most months to meet with women inmates and give testimony to the gospel. Often when I’ve been down in Georgia, they have taken me with them.
I thank God for Mother. There are many ways I want to be like her when I’m 88, if the Lord should give me so many years.
