Thanksgiving
Comments (1) So how do we have Thanksgiving in a hot, sunny, always green place? Can it be Thanksgiving without the turkey, cranberry sauce, and green bean casserole? Of course it can! But it will be different.
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Holidays
By pwdiane, October 31, 2008
Is it really too early to think about the coming holiday season? Not when we live away from our home country. But in case you may have forgotten, busy PW that you are, Christmas is less than two months away. So this month PW has some holiday helps for you.
Carol, a veteran PW, sent us conversion charts she has worked out during her many years in Europe. She has included lots of equivalents to help you make sure your holiday recipes turn out just right, even if you don’t how many grams make a Tablespoon. You can find the links to that information at the end of this email, so keep on reading.
Snowmen Melt, God Abides
By pwdiane, December 20, 2006
This Christmas season, Mike and I have the joy of being with our family and friends in America. Our family members are all well, and for that we are grateful. We pray it will always be so.
We have many friends here, however, who are going through severe trials. One is fighting breast cancer; another has a daughter who is in treatment for a serious addiction. Other friends have a grown daughter having headaches so severe that they make her (and her parents) cry. The headaches have lasted for months. They came following surgery for a tumor on the otic nerve, the nerve that controls hearing. Compared to these headaches, they tell us, a migraine is unremarkable.
Thanksgiving is for Everyone
By pwdiane, November 22, 2002
Thursday, November 28, is American Thanksgiving. As we near the end of 2002 we have much to be thankful for. We encourage you to take some special time in the next week to thank God for all He has done this last year. . .
- for His direction, guidance and wisdom in so many situations we faced.
- for our necessary provision and those unexpected blessings throughout the year.
- for His grace and mercy when we failed to act according to His will.
- for His love reflected in the faces of our loved ones. for the quiet reassurance He planted in our hearts when we needed it most.
- for the comfort He gave when we lost a loved one. for peace that passes all understanding.
- for abilities we didn’t even know we had that began to grow this year.
These are just to get you started with your own list. Take some time with each member of your family to let them know how much they mean to you. When we live and work closely together all the time we can forget the benefits of a sincere thank you. Be sure to let those you work with and those who work for you know you thank God for them. A word of thanks can be the encouragement they need to carry on in the face of difficulties.
Mother’s Day 2001
By pwdiane, May 11, 2001
Mother’s Day may not be celebrated at your overseas post. But Peter’s Wife would like to take this opportunity to honor mothers.
Being a mother is a full-time job. Yet when we are living overseas we may have one or two other full-time jobs. Mother’s Day is a good time to remember the importance of mothering.
Our children are only with us for a few brief years. Our time of character formation and influence is very short. We want to use those years to the best advantage.
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