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Thought of the Day–1/26/18

Thought of the Day—Sometimes when life gets too tough to handle, it’s time to take a stroll through your Thanksgiving garden.  Just wander the path for awhile and take in the flowers of friendship that have bloomed throughout your lifetime.  Over there under that big willow tree is the large rose bush of family; and through the thorns of life grows the brightest red roses of all.  And even though some of the roses have faded and died, their aroma is still as sweet as ever…just remember who the Gardener is…He made this garden just for you…

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Thought of the Day–1/10/18

Thought of the Day— One year ago today, I started doing a “Thought of the Day” for my sister Jennifer, who was coping with stage 4 Melanoma of the brain.  As God directed my thoughts and after I scribed the thought in my Word document, I would call and leave the “Thought of the Day” on her answering machine every morning to provide some comfort, thoughts to consider or even perhaps a little chuckle for her day.

  Beginning on May 23rd, which is Jennifer’s birthday, I started to also post the “Thought of the Day’ on Facebook and my blog site on WordPress, LifeSimplySpoken.com so these thoughts could be shared with others. 

My sister passed on October 25th of 2017 and thus, I feel it is very fitting that I discontinue writing new “Thought of the Day” posts one year from when it all began.  However, beginning today, I am going to begin sharing daily the “thoughts” that only Jennifer heard, through May 22nd.   I hope that you, in the past months and in some small way, have found these words to be helpful.  They were just small gifts, presented with love, from a brother to a sister…

1/10/17 Thought of the Day—you are loved more than you could ever imagine…

Thought of the Day–12/25/17

Mother and Child

Thought of the Day—God’s love was shown and Hope was born for us on Christmas Day!  May peace reign in your lives as you celebrate the Christ child this Christmas…happy birthday, Jesus!

Thought of the Day–12/24/17

Ornament

Thought of the Day—As we enter the eve before Christmas, let us remember that it matters not what lies beneath the tree as much as what lies in our hearts.  A heart full of thankfulness for our one perfect gift–Jesus, a heart full of love for our family and friends and a heart full of joy in anticipation of being with those you love…that is what the Spirit of Christmas is all about…