Dora Hiers

thanks givings…

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~ my husband’s new garage organizer. He got tired of my moan every time he mentioned spending $150 on a garage organizer, so he clammed up and waited patiently for his birthday. Have I mentioned what a smart guy my hubby is?

~ hummingbirds fluttering around the feeder. Sheesh, our back yard has turned into a hummingbird highway. Yesterday morning, one little guy actually buzzed right in front of my face and stared at me. 

~ participating with a thousand voices and faces lifted in worship. A glimpse into heaven’s choirs?


~ seeing the delight-and fear-on my grandson’s face as he takes his first steps


~ a quiet house, no sounds except our golden’s soft snuffle and my fingertips clacking across the keyboard. 



~ school buses hitting the streets. Yeah, I know. Call me crazy. But, really, don’t you like to see the drivers zipping around the roads, testing the buses for safety before the kids take one step on board? 

What about you? 

What are your thanks givings today?

thanks givings…

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~ that my hubby likes to eat out…frequently. Hmmm, wonder what that says about my cooking?

~ for the scent of freshly mowed grass, especially when I did the mowing.

~ for a tall glass of iced tea on a hot day. OK, maybe several glasses.

~ for a glimpse of deer grazing in the park during an evening walk. 

~ for the first hint of crispness in the air. Mmm. That means we’re sliding into my favorite time of the year ~ Fall->Winter->Spring. A recent NC transplant after living in FL most of my life, I LOVE the changing seasons! 

What about you? 
What are your thanks givings today?

Walking through Fire?

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Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, 
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the Lord, your God, 
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
Cush and Seba in your stead. 
Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you…
(Isaiah 43:1b-4a NIV)

Are you sinking in the cold water of pain? Is it swirling around your chest, suffocating, pressing, closing in?


What about the fire of anxiety and trouble? 
Are the hot flames leaping closer, sizzling, smoking, threatening to devour you in their intensity?
Do the troubles of life consume you? 
Too much to handle? Too emotionally painful?

As a 40+ year survivor of a significant burn injury, I know not to take this passage literally.
God never promises a peaceful, painless journey through life. Actually, He warns that we’ll experience trouble and heartbreak along the road.

But He vows to never leave you, never give up on you. 
He promises to carry you through the water and the fire.
Why? Because He loves you.

Through more surgeries than I can remember. Countless skin graphs. Extended hospital stays. Self-esteem issues. Pain.
God has carried me through this journey. He’s never left me. 
I trust Him.
What about you? 
Will you trust Him?