Gratitude and God | A Thankfully Imperfect Woman

Mar 30

The Day the Lord Visited Me…

I was led to write this post after I read another blog this morning (http://www.incourage.me/2013/03/beyond-locked-doors-jesus-where-i-can-hide.html?utm_source=%28in%29courage+Email+Subscribers&utm_campaign=de28761e55-INCOURAGE-RSS-EMAIL-CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email)

…it truly is the story of when Jesus came to me in my time of need.

You may appreciate it or you may think I’m crazy, but I feel in my heart it is the time to share it. Do I have apprehension? Most definitely. But through my tears of fear, I feel it in my heart…this is my purpose at this moment. Read more

Mar 28

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Man, Woman and Child’s Best Friend

Look at this picture of my Dad when he was little.

You can just see how much he loves his dog.

This is probably one of my favorite pictures of him when he was little…

I thought about tagging it with a title…A Day in the Life of a Boy and His Dog. Read more

Mar 23

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The Pope and I…

It all started at the Knights of Columbus Fish Fry last night…

First Barbara (my m-in-law) talked about going into the church to set up for morning mass and how she found 3 priests and a deacon.

I, of course, made a wisecrack about how it sounded like the beginning of a joke.

(Sorry Lord.)…my attempt at a quick beg for forgiveness lest I get struck down with lightning for my sassy sense of humor.

Then, Barbara told the story of how someone commented that her son (my husband) looked a little like the Pope.

Let the giggling and jokes commence… Read more

Mar 17

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Crazy is as Crazy does…

Thank you Forest Gump…

Does anyone else have days when all you want is boring?

You’d think I would have had enough of those this winter as I was laid up. However it seemed there was always something going on with a family members health, or a kids thing, or a husbands thing, or a doctors appt…or a…or a… Read more

Mar 13

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Shine On, Grandma, Shine On!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words…

Let’s see just how true that is…

Oh the stories behind this picture…

First off, let’s start with the vintage toasters, which don’t show up very well in this pic. There’s a cute little scroll mark on the front.

I found them at the dump, with the cords cut off, and quickly snapped them up – putting them in our truck. As I write this, I laugh, thinking about the look on my husbands face. Read more