Friends I hope you are well on this Monday morning. For the first time in ten years, I have missed posting several Monday Motivations over the past couple of weeks, and I wanted to share the reason. If you have been following my blog for awhile or have read my personal memoir, then you know … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Family Update
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Monday Motivation: Endurance
Friends The bonds of family, our cousin connections, our mutual heritage, that’s what this past weekend was all about. It was a weekend filled with family history, memories, storytelling, and laughter. For a special treat, my precious son and his beloved traveled all the way from Montana to join us for the celebration. It was … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Endurance
Monday Motivation: The Gathering
Friends It’s a special week for me. It’s time for the annual reunion of my father’s family, and this is no small affair. Every year, the family gathers to remember our heritage and keep our connections. Last year, I had the honor of serving as the program speaker for our reunion. If you have an … Continue reading Monday Motivation: The Gathering
Monday Motivation: The Tie That Binds
Friends I just returned from a week of family celebrations. It was glorious! We celebrated the 124th Peden Reunion, a gathering of my father’s Scots-Irish extended family at the historic Presbyterian Church founded by my ancestors in 1786. We enjoyed a day of history wandering through the church cemetary and touring historic family homesites. The … Continue reading Monday Motivation: The Tie That Binds
Monday Motivation: Icing On The Cake
Friends I vote we make Thanksgiving more than one day of feasting. Let’s make Thanksgiving a whole season. Let’s begin this month of November by counting our blessings. What are you thankful for this morning? +++ Trust in The Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Icing On The Cake
Monday Motivation: Precious Moments
Friends After more than a year of sorrow, frustration and hardship, it feels so good to find things to celebrate, doesn’t it? Whether it’s a wedding, a new baby, or just a family vacation, it is such a gift to gather and celebrate life once again. Thanks be to God for the blessing of precious … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Precious Moments
Monday Motivation: Canna
Friends What memories do you savor this morning? Are there good memories of a grandmother that make you smile? Did she teach you even as she loved you? Praise God for loving and faithful grandmothers! +++ She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. Proverbs 31:26 - NIV I can still see … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Canna
Monday Motivation: Traditions
Friends What are your favorite Christmas traditions? What makes them special for you? As we prepare for the holidays, may we keep the Reason for the Season front and center in our holiday traditions! +++ “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Traditions
Monday Motivation: Thankful
Friends Sharing the images of our family time over the past couple of weeks. I am thankful for every moment of togetherness, and for God’s great grace that grants me such joy. As we move into this week of Thanksgiving, what are you thankful for? +++ So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Thankful
Monday Motivation: Balcony
Friends As I travel through this season of Thanksgiving, I offer thanks to our Lord for my dear friends and precious loved ones who have rejoiced with me in the sunshine and stood with me through the dark days. What a blessing you have been to my life! Dedicating this message to my Auntie Sandra … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Balcony
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