Dear Lord,
Thank You in advance for the many blessings You bestow and will shower down upon me and my family this year. Bring each blessing to mind so I can notice and give thanks.
Help me, Lord, to
move more
think more
laugh more
learn more
care more
dream more
create more
write more
thank more
reach out more
encourage more
forgive more
LOVE more.
Let this be a year when WE grow closer as I lean into You.
Amen.
My Tender Heart Prayer Book
Written by Laura Sassi
Illustrated by Sandra Eide
Paraclete Press, 2023
Thanks to Susanna Hill and her blog, Picture Book Builders, I was introduced to Laura Sassi’s new book, My Tender Heart Prayer Book. Thank you, Susanna and Laura, for sending me a copy of this beautiful book!
My Tender Heart Prayer Book is a beautifully illustrated board book. Which means it is sturdy enough to last through repeated readings, accidental food and drink spills, trips in the car, and the myriad of other life experiences of a book living with a child.
This book is filled with easy to read one page prayer prompts. The prayers are all related to things that naturally occur throughout the day of a young child. A title on each page lets the adult reader know the theme of the prayer. Next, the Bible verse(s) is listed. This is followed by a short rhyming prayer, perfect for young children. To finish each page, Laura has included a Heart Moment. This idea is a way for the reader to personally connect with the prayer theme. Some of the Heart Moments include encouraging a child to think of his or her favorite breakfast food and thank Jesus for each one, asking how a child can show love to their family that day, and naming ways God loves them.
My Tender Heart Prayer Book is just right.
Congratulations, Laura and Sandra!
Merry Christmas to you, family and friends. Sending extra special wishes and prayers for love, joy, and peace. And if you are missing a loved one and having a tough holiday season, may the comfort of the Lord surround you and your family.
Joy and peace.
Photo by Angie Quantrell
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, WA state
Once our son enlisted in the Army and spent a tour overseas in Iraq, we realized the depth of thankfulness and pride we had for our son and his fellow servicemen and women.
Thank you. To each and every branch, to every single troop, to all locations of service, and to every type of work, again, I say, “Thank you!”
Thank you for your selfless service and sacrifice for our country. We appreciate you and what you have done.
Thank you for being willing to leave behind your own family – wives, husbands, parents, children, grandchildren, relatives, friends – and travel to far flung destinations. You missed much. Thank you for being willing to miss the day-to-day life events – for us.
Thank you for staring danger and discomfort straight in the face.
Thank you. From the bottom (and top and middle) of my heart, I say thank you.
And families of servicemen and women. Thank you for your sacrifice. The waiting and the missing is never easy.
For those who did not return the way we prayed, my heart is with you. For those who came home draped with a flag, my heart breaks for you and your family.
Thank you.
May we never forget.
Reposted from: http://angiequantrell.blogspot.com/2015/11/thank-you-veterans.html
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