Although we’re still in the Thanksgiving weekend, Thanksgiving Day has passed. On Thursday, prayers of thankfulness were lifted to Heaven, and families observed special Thanksgiving traditions. Perhaps everyone at the table was asked to state what they were most thankful for during the past year. Maybe individuals sent thank-you notes to people for services or … Read more
I haven’t been updating my blog during this crazy time. In the midst of the pandemic, I sold my house and moved into a senior independent living community. I love it here, but we have been in quarantine several times—including today. Staff will deliver our turkey and the trimmings to our apartments for us to … Read more
If you’re like me and most Americans, today you will stuff yourself with turkey, ham, or prime rib and all the trimmings. You will enjoy time with family, football on TV, or games with family and friends. But in the midst of all the food, fun, and fellowship, let’s remember why we are celebrating. This … Read more
O MOST merciful Father, who hast blessed the labours of the husbandman in the returns of the fruits of the earth; We give thee humble and hearty thanks for this thy bounty; beseeching thee to continue thy loving-kindness to us, that our land may still yield her increase, to thy glory and our comfort; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. … Read more
In January 2008, I followed the lead of another blogger and wrote a post thanking everyone who had left comments on my blog in 2007. After that initial post, I posted quarterly thanks the first half of 2008, then I posted monthly thanks through 2012. Comments on the blog have dropped as people spend more … Read more
Thank you to the 27 commenters who left 86 comments in July, August, and September. Your comments extended the conversation and added value and interest, and I enjoyed replying to every one of them. Like most blogs, I’m seeing the number of comments and the number of commenters drop as readers gravitate to social media … Read more
Thank you to the 58 commenters who left 104 comments in April, May, and June. Your comments extended the conversation and added value and interest, and I enjoyed replying to every one of them. Every month when I post thanks to commenters, I get questions about how I compile this list. I have explained my … Read more
Thank you to the 94 commenters who left 163 comments in January, February, and March. Your comments extended the conversation and added value and interest, and I enjoyed replying to every one of them. Every month when I post thanks to commenters, I get questions about how I compile this list. I have explained my … Read more
My regular readers know how much I appreciate comments—so much so that I post a thank-you to commenters once a month. Since I started that practice, a couple of things have changed. One is that I have reduced by posting from three times a week to twice a week because of time limitations. The other … Read more
Thank you to the 69 commenters who left 86 comments in December. Your comments extended the conversation and added value and interest, and I enjoyed replying to every one of them. Every month when I post thanks to commenters, I get questions about how I compile this list. I have explained my system in detail … Read more