“I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.” ~ Ephesians 1:16 ~ HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!

Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. ~ D. Waitley ~ "'We give thanks to You, O GOD, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near."' ~PSALM 75:1 NKJV

Our knowledge of GOD is perfected by gratiitude: we are thankful and rejoice in the experience of the truth that He is love . . . ~ Thomas Merton ~ "'Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the LORD, giving thanks always for all things to GOD the Father in the name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST,"' ~EPHESIANS 5:19-20 NKJV

What an awesome and blissful 2week vacation in Long Beach, Ca.

Every successful person has a painful story. Every painful story has a successful ending. Accept the pain and get ready for success. ~Unknown~ "BLESSED IS THE MAN THAT ENDURES TRIAL: FOR WHEN HE IS TRIED, HE SHALL RECEIVE THE CROWN OF LIFE, WHICH THE LORD HAS PROMISED TO THEM THAT LOVE HIM." ~JAMES 1:12

The more you value and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to value and celebrate. ~Unknown~ "LET THE HEAVENS REJOICE, AND LET THE EARTH BE GLAD; LET THE SEA ROAR, AND THE FULNESS THEREOF." ~PSALM 96:11

Be alert to a friend or a child who needs your gentle touch today. ---CMW--- We won't be able to demand that kind of touch from anybody today. However, the great thing about touching is that when we are open to giving it, we often find it coming our way too, usually when we just need it. "HE TOUCHED HER, AND INSTANTLY SHE COULD STAND STRAIGHT. HOW SHE PRAISED AND THANKED GOD." --LUKE 13:3