Espirational

Thought for Today

“Today is a very special day. Today we open our hearts to love again so that we can tell each other ‘I love you,’ without any fear, and really mean it.” — Don Miguel Ruiz [Source: Don Miguel Ruiz’s Prayers for Freedom and Love ]

Let’s Have a Holiday Potluck!

Let’s have a holiday potluck. We can’t share actual food, but we can share recipes for our favorite healthier holiday side dishes and healthy holiday eating tips. Please leave a comment to share a link to your favorite healthier holiday side dish. You may leave you healthy holiday eating tips in the comment section or as aContinue reading “Let’s Have a Holiday Potluck!”

Thought for Today

“Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.” — John Wesley [Source: Letters (1915), Rule of Conduct]

Thought for Today

“What are the key first steps to enter into Advent? We can all slow down. We can all breathe more deeply. We can all begin to trust that this will be a blessed time. Then, when we let ourselves be who we are, and hear the Scriptures, we can begin to quietly pray, ‘Come, Lord,Continue reading “Thought for Today”

In Memory of Nelson Mandela

“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up toContinue reading “In Memory of Nelson Mandela”

A Season of Angels

Each year I celebrate A Season of Angels beginning at Thanksgiving and continuing through Christmas, making one angel craft project each day. I started doing this after a local tragedy during the holiday season several years ago but I still do this each year. This is different than making crafts to sell or give asContinue reading “A Season of Angels”

Thought for Today

“I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below themContinue reading “Thought for Today”

Follower of the Month: Sharon Pridmore

The December follower of the month is Sharon of Gentle Stitches. She is an enthusiastic follower of Espirational and I love her comments. I also enjoy checking out her new crochet work and I’m sure you will too. Preparing for an Espirational Time Around this time of year over 2000 years ago, the stage ofContinue reading “Follower of the Month: Sharon Pridmore”