Showing posts with label Jordan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jordan. Show all posts

Monday, July 17, 2023

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 8th- A few of my favorite things...

~A lovely day with sunshine for a talk about Stained Glass
~Three churches in Jordan graciously opening their doors for the tour
~Explaining the history and beauty of stained glass using the lovely examples right here in the village












































Friday, October 14, 2016

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Puddles that double the season's color
~Driving the back roads to check on Autumn's progress
~A herd of Jersey cows enjoying the views too









Sunday, June 19, 2016

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Love notes to Daddy written in the stone dust
~A new clutch of birds in the old canal lock
~A sunset reminiscent of the Serengeti



Wednesday, July 8, 2015

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 7th- A few of my favorite things...
~Taking new friends to see the village garden and aqueduct over Skaneateles Creek
~A bee almost completely covered in pollen hard at work
~The distinctly red, heart-shaped leaf of the eastern redbud


Monday, November 17, 2014

The Habit of Appreciation: It's a Wonderful Life

My Hometown, Jordan, NY 
My "Bedford Falls"
As I walked through the first snowfall the other evening,
This was going through
my mind....


"You see, George, you've really had a wonderful life. 
Don't you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away?"
~Clarence

Life is a precious beautiful gift. 
Each day a new day to be thankful 
and pay-it-forward and make someone else' day!

Sometimes we are like George Bailey...
Sometimes we can lose our perspective,
Sometimes we feel like we don't make any difference...
Sometimes we feel like we have nothing...

But that's Ok...
"For whoever would save his life will lose it, 
but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it."
Luke 9:24

The point of life is not what you can get...
...but what you can give

And everyone has something to give:
Time
Thoughts,
Talent,
Treasure


 There’s a sign on the wall in George’s father' office wall that says 
“All you can take with you is that which is given away.”

And at the end, 
Clarence reminds him where true wealth is found:

"Dear George, 
remember no man is a failure who has friends. 
Thanks for the wings, Love Clarence."


Putting those ideas together....
friends and giving and thankfulness...
mixed with contentment...
And you realize,
 truly, 
It's a wonderful life...
...and maybe
 you'll be that
"Clarence" 
that was needed
today!