The Saturday Gratitude Journal – a beautiful grace

cancer is cancer and love is of God: the Saturday Gratitude Journal

I have this scar—it’s about five inches long. The place where my skin was broken and the cancer was taken out of me. She wore a pink… Read more “cancer is cancer and love is of God: the Saturday Gratitude Journal”

She parked in her usual spot and I saw her walking with her rain cap snug and her Bible hugged tight to her heart. It was Sunday… Read more “The women on pew four…the Saturday Gratitude Journal”

On my kitchen window sill stands a tiny card with the words Be Brave–Pray over Everything. The business card happens to be my good friend Maggie Russell’s,… Read more “Ten words…the Saturday Gratitude Journal”

My phone is sounding in it’s silent tone and I can’t answer it right away but I can see who’s on the other line. My doctor. And… Read more “one moment away: the Saturday Gratitude Journal”

Her name was Amanda and her daughter is studying to be an Exceptional Children’s teacher. And my nurse, Amanda and I agreed on many of the same… Read more “the nurse was right: The Saturday Gratitude Journal”

I am counted among the numbers now. According to the U.S. Breast Cancer Statistics, in 2018 an estimated number of 63,960 women will be diagnosed with non-invasive… Read more “…hard thanks: The Saturday Gratitude Journal”

School starts Monday. That’s worth repeating. School. Starts. Monday. There’s a lot that can be said about the beginning of a new school year. Churches providing meals… Read more “A week of thanks: the Saturday Gratitude Journal—School.Starts.Monday”

He stood there so bold with his nose freshly kissed by the ocean sun. Freckles shining bright and a smile that spread wider with every word he… Read more “a week of thanks: The Saturday Gratitude Journal”

She walked into the waiting room, her body reeked of tired and her uniform of morning food stains. She sat down beside the gentleman who was waiting—waiting… Read more “A week of thanks: the Saturday Gratitude Journal”

“Granna, there’s not going to be any seashells left in the ocean,” he said in his soft concerned voice. The shoreline has been filled with an abundance… Read more “Week of Thanks: The Saturday Gratitude Journal at Topsail Island”