Holiday Gift Guide: For Your Husband
Your husband is probably also one of your best friends. He’s someone that you can confide in, someone that you can appreciate, and someone who you love sincerely. During the holidays, you’re able to bundle all of that affection into the gifts that you choose to give him, so choosing the right one is important. Luckily, there’s no shortage of good gifts to give to your husband. For The Golf Aficionado (Real or Imagined) If your husband is an avid golfer or looking to get into the game, there are many gifts you can buy him in this arena. Is he just now getting into it? You can get him…
Day 20: Thankful for the Morning
Good morning! It’s Day 20 of the Thankful Days Challenge. Today we are showing gratitude for glorious mornings! Morning is a special time for busy people. While some love mornings, others loathe them. What are your mornings like? Do you start each day by firing up the computer, checking email, and logging into social media? Does your smartphone accompany you to the bathroom for your morning routine? What if instead of plugging into technology first thing in the morning, you gave your body, mind, and spirit permission to awaken fully present, with complete and total sensory awareness of your surroundings? Make Your Morning Mellow Morning is a beautiful, peaceful time.…
Thanksgiving: Try These Lighter Appetizers
When you’re planning a large meal for the family or your friends, it can take all sorts of intense planning to make sure that you have the right stuff for the evening. Along with planning comes the burden of being aware of the nutritional aspects of the meal. If you have more discriminating guests, then you might want to consider what kind of food you’ll be sharing. To be a hit with your guests, you’ll need to learn a few appetizer recipes that give them lighter options to snack on leading up to the main course. Fried Sweet Potato Cubies Few people out there will turn their nose up at…
Day 19: Thankful for Celebrations
Today for Day 19 of the 30 Thankful Days, we will celebrate the joy of celebrations. Do you ever forget to be thankful for holiday celebrations and special occasions? If you’re a busy parent, sometimes these events can seem more like a chore than a cherished time. Truth be told, holidays and occasions can bring on more pressure than is really necessary. For one thing, stores tend to start hyping up holidays often a full two months ahead of the actual day of celebration. Why is this? Well, it’s probably because with most parents working outside of the home these days and having little time to prepare, it makes sense…
Holiday Gift Guide: For Your Wife
You are always willing to shower your wife with love and affection. You should also give her some high-quality Christmas gifts that can adequately reflect your love and respect for her. These gifts will reflect that she’s making a noticeable difference in the lives of her treasured family members. Here are some gift ideas to show how much you care. A Nice Set of Pajamas If your wife likes to get comfortable at home, nothing is more comfy than a good silk or satin pajama set. These pajamas are made with high-quality silk that’s incredibly soft and smooth, and allow them to lounge around the house in absolute comfort. Don’t…
Day 18: Thankful for Technology and its Power for Good
Today for Day 18 of the 30 Thankful Days Challenge. we’ll be giving thanks for the technology that gives us amazing computers and smartphones that enhance our lives in so many ways. Sometimes computers can be frustrating – they seem to take forever to do what we want them to do, as well as demand our constant attention. Even despite these occasional hiccups, the rate at which we can perform everyday tasks… shop for what we need online… communicate with friends and family… pay our bills… set up new accounts… is truly amazing! Thanks to computers and the internet, we are able to automate so many aspects of life that…
Day 17: Thankful for Those Who Perform a Service
Thanks for joining us on Day 17 of the 30 Days Thankful Challenge. Today we’re focusing on people who have dedicated their lives to performing service for others. Said another way, people helping people. In our society, we have so many people working difficult jobs in service to others. It’s gotten so commonplace that we don’t even think about these folks and the daily sacrifices they make. Many, many individuals give of their time, energy, and resources performing demanding jobs for long hours, sometimes also for low pay or even on a volunteer basis. Consider Those in Service Think about nurses who work the late shift at the hospital who…
Day 16: Thankful for Beautiful Music
On Day 16 of the 30 Days Thankful Challenge, we’re sharing our appreciation for great music. Welcome! Are you a fan of music? The majority of people warm to some type of tune, be it a bluesy number, energetic pop song, country twang, rousing rap, or some other type. Music is incredibly powerful. Humans use it to rouse emotion in each other. Religious people rely heavily on music to evoke feelings and sentiments. People feel so strongly about it that they’ll electively choose a specific song or melody to represent themselves, their country, and their people. Music lulls small children to sleep and enlivens old folks who want to avoid…
Holiday Gift Guide: For the Fitness Enthusiast
When someone is into fitness, they tend to be pretty serious about it. With each passing year, more and more people are becoming devoted to getting in shape. But if this year is going to be their first, you’ll want to hook them up with some good fitness equipment and gifts before they start, so that they’ll have a smooth time while developing a passion for it. Workout Gear The first major piece of fitness equipment you need is some proper workout clothes. Nobody comes to the gym in jeans and a polo, so if they don’t already have good workout clothes, they’ll need to get some. You can get…
Day 15: Thankful for Difficult People
Welcome to Day 15 of our 30 Thankful Days Challenge. Today’s topic is gratitude towards difficult people. It makes sense — read on! Today’s Thankful thoughts focuses on the unexpected benefit of having people in our lives who challenge us each day. We mean those difficult people who don’t always cooperate with our needs, who challenge our egos and make us work to get what we want. Why would anyone feel grateful for people who make their lives difficult, you wonder? Isn’t it better to have easygoing friends, family, lovers, and coworkers who agree with everything we say and do? Wouldn’t it be more productive to just avoid those people…
