Where has the month of October gone??
I look at the date on my calendar and can barely believe I’m reading…………
10/31/14.
Time really does fly by!
As I think about the arrival of November tomorrow,
I am incredibly aware of the memories that seem to intensify as the colder part of autumn approaches.
Our precious son Nick left this world in November of 2008.
I remember being keenly aware of just how fitting it was for him to slip away at this time of year……………..
Just two days after Thanksgiving.
When the whole world was counting their blessings, our family was forced to say goodbye to one of ours.
But even in the goodbye, Nick was saying so much more.
He was saying,
“Be thankful.”
“Be happy.”
“Celebrate.”
“Love life.”
“Live big!!”
“Keep smiling!!”
Nick taught me more than any professor ever could.
He teaches me still today.
This November, I am challenging myself to a month of thankfulness!
Every day in every way possible, I’m going to intentionally notice and say “thank you” for all that is good around me.
I hope you will accept this November challenge and count your blessings…………….
one by one!
Let’s celebrate all that God has done!!
Even in our toughest days in our toughest seasons,
He is there.
And I am so thankful.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods.
Psalm 95:2-3
I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.
I Cor. 1:4
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
Eph. 1:15-16
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
I Chron, 16:34
I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
Psalm 7:17
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Col. 3:17
Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus
I Thess. 5:18
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Phil. 4:6
In December of 2007 as our youngest son, Nick, was fighting brain cancer, I began to blog. Writing provided a way for me to release all of my questions, fears, and doubts. It also allowed me to share the ups and downs of Nick's journey with people who were praying for him all over the world. When Nick went Home in November of 2008, my blog became my way of searching for God in the midst of my deep heartache. My heart was broken and grief brought to the surface every emotion imaginable. Being able to release those emotions through my writing brought a sense of purpose to my pain. Having already walked the road of grief in 1992 when we lost our daughter to SIDS, I knew I needed a way to keep from falling into a pit of depression and despair. I had walked close to the edge of a bottomless pit when we lost our daughter,and I knew I couldn't let myself get that close to the edge again. This blog has been and continues to be my tiny corner of the world where I can share My Heart as I journey through God's Word.......thus the name........ My Heart His Words. Thank you for taking time to share life with me. If we do not meet while here on earth, I look forward to hearing all about your life when we reach our final destiny.........Heaven! Email me anytime at 
