thanksgiving
a psalm of harvest
God of Bounty, We offer thanksgiving to you in this season of harvest. For the food you created, for the rich soil that sheltered the …
86,400 seconds
blogger’s note: If you’ve been following me for awhile, you willl recognize this post. There are many iterations of it on this site as it …
small heart, much gratitude
As we enter the week of of my favorite holiday, I thought I would return to some very old posts and be reminded of the …
a psalm of thanksgiving
from my new book Growing Grace: A Book of Psalms Celebrating Creation Preorder here God of Bounty, We offer thanksgiving to you in this season of …
Walter Rauschenbusch’s prayer for thanksgiving
For the wide sky and the blessed sun, For the salt sea and the running water, For the everlasting hills And the never-resting winds, For …
handprint turkeys and gratitude
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy …
let’s thanks-give
Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. ~W.J. Cameron Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day. ~Robert Caspar Lintner If …
86,400 seconds
When I first read this quote, I quickly thought, “Ugh, that one sounds like it comes from the front of a greeting card.” I stopped …
growing grace farm’s Saturday morning apples
Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, I came home delighted to begin cooking and baking in my new kitchen. I had come across some beautiful Honey Crisp …
Walter Rauschenbusch’s A Prayer of Thanksgiving
For the wide sky and the blessed sun, For the salt sea and the running water, For the everlasting hills And the never-resting winds, For …
Iroquois prayer of thanks
We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us. We return thanks to the rivers and streams, which supply us with water. We …
86,400 seconds: have you used one to say “thank you”
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say “thank you?” ~William A. Ward When I first read this …
lessons learned: handprint turkeys and simplicity
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy …
this season, let’s thanks-give
Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. ~W.J. Cameron Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day. ~Robert Caspar Lintner …
early morning turkeys and gratitude
Yesterday as I circled around the neighborhood to my daughter’s boyfriend’s home, I happened upon my first flock of autumn turkeys crossing the road. In …
small heart, much gratitude
Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude. ~A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh …
the gifts of Thanksgiving
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart Autumn is my favorite season, not only …
early morning turkeys and gratitude
This weekend, I’ll be working on my cards so I thought I’d repost in the spirit of the season.~Cameron Do you ever have one of …
an Iroquois Thanksgiving Prayer
Thanksgiving Prayer We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us. We return thanks to the rivers and streams, which supply us with …
recipes: gluten free sweet potatoes with topping
Yumm! I just made this one up in the kitchen and couldn’t wait to share. This recipe made a 9×13 pan full. BTW–gluten free doesn’t …
Walter Rauschenbusch’s A Prayer of Thanksgiving
For the wide sky and the blessed sun, For the salt sea and the running water, For the everlasting hills And the never-resting winds, For …
lessons learned: what handprint turkeys can teach us about simplicity and gratitude
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy …
this season, let’s thanks-give
Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. ~W.J. Cameron Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day. ~Robert Caspar Lintner …
recipes: cooking with cranberries
It is my favorite holiday season–Thanksgiving! I thought I’d start posting a few recipes over the next few weeks to celebrate the foods served during …
86,400 seconds: have you used one to say “thank you?”
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say “thank you?” ~William A. Ward When I first read this …
we give thanks this day
For the expanding grandeur of Creation, worlds known and unknown, galaxies beyond galaxies, filling us with awe and challenging our imaginations: We give thanks this …
coming up through the cracks
With the onset of Spring, I’ve noticed several plants coming up through the cracks. In the midst of a busy sidewalk or rocky wall, there …
o Gardener of Life
O Gardener of Life, your mercy is steadfast, sure. With care you plant us. You turn the earth around us and water our roots with …
giving thanks for Richard Blanco’s “One Today”
There have been times in my life when the written word has captured such truth, honesty, and hope that I have been brought to tears–Monday …
recipe: gluten free sweet potatoes and topping
Yumm! I just made this one up in the kitchen and couldn’t wait to share. This recipe made a 9×13 pan full. BTW–gluten free doesn’t …
prayers learned in the garden (aka gratitude for anne lamott)
I wrote this meditation awhile back and as a part of my meditation time on Thanksgiving this morning, it revisited me. Help me, help …
recipes: cooking with cranberries
Last May, I happened to travel on some blue highways through Wisconsin. There, I discovered a cranberry farm out in the middle of nowhere. I’m …
a garden meditation for Thanksgiving
Garden Meditation by Rev. Max Coots Let us give thanks for a bounty of people. For children who are our second planting, and though they …
a prayer of Thanksgiving
Prayer of Thanksgiving O God, we thank you for this earth, our home; For the wide sky and the blessed sun, For the salt sea …
“thanksgiving:” a word of action
Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. ~W.J. Cameron Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day. ~Robert Caspar Lintner …
lessons learned: handprint turkeys, simplicity and gratitude
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy …
the secret of time
Giving thanks for the moment is the only way to glimpse eternity. ~Modern meditation from Seville, Spain
early morning turkeys and thoughts on Thanksgiving
Today begins my favorite season: Thanksgiving. While I try to live a life of gratitude all year long, it has been my tradition to celebrate …
86,400 seconds: will you use one to say “thank you?”
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say “thank you?” ~William A. Ward When I first read this …