Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!! We have so much to
be thankful for and we appreciate all the continued love and
prayers. We are so happy to be in our home--we did get the door on
the bathroom yesterday, so you can come over and not worry about
not having any privacy. Taryn is making applesauce and Jaclyn is
making gingerbread--they are loving being back in their
kitchen--me, too!! We are slowly unpacking boxes and trying to
reorganize our home. Hoping to have all contractor work complete by
next week. With the holidays upon us, me taking a graduate on-line
course, Den traveling a lot, and just the day-to-day activities--it
is a slow process. This morning I received an email from one of our
Camp Sunshine families and she sent these beautiful words on
gratitude (I have copied it below). It really captures how
important gratitude is and to focus on the positives--which is what
we try to do each day. I think that is what gets us through our
journey. We pray that everyone have continued health, happiness,
love and an overflowing of gratitude in your hearts. May today be
filled with laughter, good food, family and friends, and countless
ways for you to be thankful!! God Bless.
GRATITUDE
To be grateful for what is, instead of underscoring what is not. To
find good amid the unwanted aspects of life, without denying the
presence of the unwanted. To focus on beauty in the little things
of life, as well as being deliberate about the great beauties of
art, literature, music, and nature. To be present to one’s
own small space of life, while stretching to the wide world beyond
it. To find something to laugh about in every day, even when there
seems nothing to laugh about. To search for and to see the good in
others, rather than remembering their faults and weaknesses. To be
thankful for each loving deed done by another, no matter how
insignificant it might appear. To taste life to the fullest, and
not take any part of it for granted. To seek to forgive others for
their wrong doing, even immense ones, and to put the past behind.
To find ways to reach out and help the disenfranchised, while also
preserving their dignity and self-worth. To be loving and caring as
much as possible, in a culture that consistently challenges these
virtues. To remember to say or sent “thank you”for
whatever comes as a gift from another. To be at peace with what
cannot be changed. ~Joyce Rupp
We love you all and celebrate everyday,
The Murphys
Please pray for Elizabeth and Greg as they need extra prayers at
this time.
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