Long ago, and not too long ago. I’m thankful for both, and for what they said. Addressing the 2014 graduating class of what he called THE Catholic University of America, Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers advised them — “Don’t worry; be thankful.” — Sounds kinda like our old friend St. Paul in 1st Thessalonians 5:18 —…

Today I’m thankful for tuners. Guitar tuners clip onto the headstock of the instrument and tell the user visually if the string just played is too low, too high, or right on pitch. Some now can display information about all six strings at once. Tuners speed up the tuning process to help the player get…

Today I’m thankful for lids. The kind that fit onto the tops of cups and mugs and glasses. Sippy Cups come this way and help infants and toddlers and children to not make a huge mess if they spill. Sippy Cups also come this way for adults and help us not make a huge mess…

Today I’m thankful for erasers. The kind that really work. You might remember those erasers that were supposed to erase the ink from like a ballpoint pen. Did those ever work for you? All I could ever get  one of those to do was rip a hole in my paper. Which I guess did erase…

Today I’m thankful for encouragement. Anybody else find it easy to focus on the negative stuff? You know what I mean: 10 people talk to you and 9 offer appreciation or encouragement or understanding. But then there’s that 1 person who has a baseless complaint or a nasty criticism or an attempt at an argument.…

By the seventh day God had finished his work. On the seventh day he rested from all his work. God blessed the seventh day. He made it a Holy Day Because on that day he rested from his work — Genesis 2:2-4, The Message version   Today I’m thankful for rest. Even though I’m not very…

Today I’m thankful for not having to wait to enjoy God’s gift. QUICK REVIEW of yesterday’s Fresh-Brewed Daily (which is the official title of my humble blog, something I usually forget to mention) — — But we don’t have to wait to die to experience God’s greatest gift. That same Christ Jesus offers us this, right…

Today I’m thankful for a better deal than any other. Today is a shopper’s festival. There are sales upon sales, with all sorts of reductions and special offers and Buy One Get Three opportunities. The best deal I know of is this: This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his…

From Dean McIntyre, great long distance friend —- FORGIVE US, LORD, FOR SHALLOW THANKFULNESS By William Watkins Reid Forgive us, Lord, for shallow thankfulness, For dull content with warmth and sheltered care, For songs of praise for food and harvest press, While of thy richer gifts we’re unaware. Teach us to thank thee, Lord, for…

Nina Morewell is a friend in real life who recently wrote that that she is Thankful for ordinary days. Amen, anybody else? As if that weren’t enough, she continued, I realize that my ordinary days would be quite luxurious to most of the world’s people. Amen again, right? She concluded, A dear friend once noted, when disaster…