Happy Thanksgiving 2015

Happy Thanksgiving!  I hope everyone had a blessed and wonderful day.

A Reminder of Thanksgiving

I came across an article that truly shows a person can go far if they use God-given talents to the best of their abilities.  I thought that this was a fitting article in light of the Thanksgiving season.  Especially at this time of year, I often think about my abilities and gifts and am truly grateful for them.  I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and get to spend it with loved ones.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Thanksgiving Spirit

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving 2014

Although this video is a few years old, it captures the essence of Thanksgiving perfectly.  I hope all have a very special day.  It is a day to give thanks for all the little and big blessings we have in our lives.

A Happy Thanksgiving to you!

Thanksgiving Spirit

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  I look back on this past year in wonderment and I marvel on the blessings bestowed upon me.  This is the time when I recount the year’s achievements, but also know the daunting tasks that still lay ahead of me.  I know if I keep the spirit of Thanksgiving in my heart everything will fall into place and it will reinforce thankfulness for family, friends and my persistent drive that will take me places I only imagine!

Have a good week!

From a Cocoon to a Butterfly

Today, as I reflected upon my internship with UCP during this summer, an image of a beautiful butterfly floated into my brain.  It seems to me, at least, I finally broke out of my tightly wound and protected cocoon and emerged as a free, unfettered butterfly; able to affect change wherever I go.  I must say my time at UCP afforded me the biggest gift of all, the gift of confidence.  As I embark on my final fall semester at Messiah College, the wondrous image of that unfettered butterfly will stay at the forefront of my mind, but more importantly, in the center of my inner being!

Thanks to UCP’s staff for letting me be that butterfly…You’ll never know how much that means!

Thanksgiving (continued)

Today, I feel a need to continue last week’s discussion about Thanksgiving.  Always at this time in the final stretch of the semester, feelings of stress and fatigue are normally in the forefront in everything I do.  How to type that last paper, not to mention how to reach the level of my standards, is always a quandary to me at this time of the year.  I wonder how can I pull this off again, and how exactly did I accomplish this before?  Then, I remember how far I’ve come and, yet, I still have “miles to go before I sleep”, and that, in itself gives me strength to face another class, and type that essay.  Then, I think about His promise that He is always there, guiding my every “roll”, which gives me great comfort and energy.  For that, I am eternally thankful!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, everyone!