I missed the third day of #bloginstead. But I have really enjoyed getting back into blogging and teaming up with such an encouraging bunch of people. What I am hearing from everyone is “happy to be back on the blog”. It’s hard for me to blog every day and even to read daily. But I… Continue reading O Lord, O Lord, My Joy
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Akathist of Thanksgiving Day 5
Music, indeed, is one thing that almost always can draw me out and up, towards Him. Towards grace and peace and light. I love music. I love to sing. All kinds of music. Whether it be church music, classical, or even Disney music. Music makes joy! And also, music can be felt in beauty. In… Continue reading Akathist of Thanksgiving Day 5
Thanksgiving Day 3
I have started noticing a habit in myself I do not like. I have begun picking up my phone to just see if I have any messages in any way, shape or form...Instagram message, email, text, any at all. It has started bothering me how often I do this and I've tried to pay attention… Continue reading Thanksgiving Day 3
Akathist of Thanksgiving Day 2
Oh! This one is one of my favorites. This beautiful hymn, as mentioned yesterday, was written in the 1930's in the midst of terrible times. Glory to God for All Things! What a tool of gratefulness, a tool to open our eyes to His beauty all around. This one here, the 2nd Kontakion and Ikos… Continue reading Akathist of Thanksgiving Day 2
Akathist of Thanksgiving
In honor of it being the week of Thanksgiving I would like to share with you, each day, an excerpt from a beautiful hymn called "Glory to God for All Things". Another title is Akathist of Thanksgiving. Last year I shared the hymn in its entirety in one post. This year I want to share… Continue reading Akathist of Thanksgiving
Akathist of Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! For this day I'd like to share with you the Akathist of Thanksgiving in its entirety. I've shared bits and pieces of it on Instagram and in October I shared a chunk of it. But this is the whole thing. And Beautiful! It is long but well worth the read. If it is… Continue reading Akathist of Thanksgiving
Akathist of Thanksgiving
Have you heard of the Akathist Hymn of Thanksgiving? One of the most beautiful hymns I've known. As we are in the 29th week of Maxims and this week is about being grateful in all things I thought it a very good time to share some of this hymn. This hymn was found in the… Continue reading Akathist of Thanksgiving
Kindler of Joy! 