TheDallasCowboys

  • Subscribe to our RSS feed.
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Digg

Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Daily Grat: Wine

Posted on 17:19 by Unknown
Today's daily gratitude is wine.

"Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy."
-- Benjamin Franklin

We've become fond of Yellow Tail's Merlot, which can be had for a steal at Costco.



That's where we get it, and we generally have a glass with dinner. It's such a delish treat, and is such a nice and inexpensive wine choice. Especially on Wednesday nights, when I almost never have a meeting, it's so great to have dinner and a glass. Tonight, it's Tortilla Encrusted Tilapia and Broccoli. Yum.

Of course, alcohol is a substance that can definitely be abused, and that abuse causes some people great heartache in life. I'm very aware of friends who have an issue with it. So, moderation is an important thing, for sure.

But today's Daily Grat is wine...gratitude for being able to enjoy it and trusting that, like Franklin said (and Jesus too, for that matter...) it can be a sign of God's love for us.

(During this year, my goal is to find something new to be thankful for every single day, and to add that thanksgiving as a blog entry, under the title "My Daily Gratitude." I started this kick back around Thanksgiving, and it's already resulted in a favorite new song of mine. The goal of this ongoing spiritual exercise is to see if doing such a thing might inspire even more gratitude within me, and to foster general awareness of life on a deeper level.)
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
Posted in My Daily Gratitude | No comments
Newer Post Older Post Home

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular Posts

  • Daily Grat: My Coffee Mug
    How is it that my favorite Christmas present this year is a coffee mug? Dennise got me this coffee mug as a gift this year: It's a ceram...
  • Daily Grat: A Warm House
    Pete Delkus ' hair has been on fire all week. Not from the hair spray, but from the storm headed our way. However, the latest news seems...
  • Prayer to Open the Texas House of Representatives
     I was honored to deliver the prayer below, to open the final Saturday of the 82nd Legislative session of the Texas House of Representatives...
  • Happy Thanksgiving
    I keep mixing and remixing. Here's another version of "Thanks," just in time for tomorrow. I think it's the best yet. Happ...
  • The Moonlady
    Had a meeting with the Moonlady today. The Moonlady being Amy Martin. Amy is the self-described "poobah" behind "EarthRhythms...
  • Sheron Patterson
    Incredibly, another clergy friend has cancer. This time, it's my old fri...
  • Bending a Little Faster Today
    "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." -- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. I don't know. Today, it s...
  • Daily Grat: When EF Talks
    Yesterday's blog entry was number 400 for "When EF Talks." I started this blog mainly because it seemed like the thing to do. ...
  • Where The Wild Things Are
    In our North Dallas neighborhood, apparently... This sign is currently by the side of the ...
  • How Jan Sanders Spent All Saints Sunday
    J an Sanders the widow of Judge Barefoot Sanders. Barefoot, as some will recall, is the legendary Federal Judge ...

Categories

  • Angels and Pins (134)
  • Balcony People (28)
  • Because You Were an Alien (Immigration Issues) (10)
  • blogging (16)
  • Connections News (17)
  • Favorite Entries (35)
  • Folkerth on Fogelberg (8)
  • Friends I'm Proud to Know (7)
  • HSOs from a Bitter P1 (22)
  • In the interest of self disclosure (11)
  • Inside Baseball for Methodists (23)
  • Kerrville (2)
  • Life Happens (74)
  • Music News (33)
  • My Daily Gratitude (52)
  • My Music (34)
  • My Own Amazing Race (6)
  • Northaven (15)
  • Poetry In Motion (14)
  • Reconciling Filings (12)
  • Show Info (16)
  • Synapse Clippings (8)
  • Things to Like About Texas (7)
  • Thoughts from Purple Land (81)
  • Word of the Day (2)
  • Worth Repeating (32)

Blog Archive

  • ►  2013 (39)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (11)
    • ►  May (8)
    • ►  April (3)
    • ►  March (2)
    • ►  February (7)
    • ►  January (1)
  • ►  2012 (52)
    • ►  December (4)
    • ►  November (10)
    • ►  October (2)
    • ►  September (3)
    • ►  August (3)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ►  May (3)
    • ►  April (6)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (7)
    • ►  January (9)
  • ►  2011 (76)
    • ►  December (9)
    • ►  November (15)
    • ►  October (7)
    • ►  September (14)
    • ►  August (10)
    • ►  July (4)
    • ►  June (7)
    • ►  May (4)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  March (1)
    • ►  February (1)
    • ►  January (3)
  • ▼  2010 (86)
    • ►  November (3)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  June (3)
    • ►  May (2)
    • ►  April (3)
    • ►  March (22)
    • ►  February (32)
    • ▼  January (20)
      • Daily Grat: Conversations with my Daughter
      • Daily Grat: Sleeping Late
      • Daily Grat: My Coffee Mug
      • Daily Grat: A Warm House
      • Daily Grat: Wine
      • Daily Grat: The Gift of Playing Guitar
      • Daily Grat: Fresh Blueberries
      • Connections Benefit for Haiti: This Friday Night
      • Official UMC Info on Haiti
      • In the Name of Love
      • What To Do For Haiti
      • Most of the HP Mission Team are back and safe.
      • Plans Underway to Evacuate the HPUMC Team
      • Please Do Not Listen to Pat Robertson
      • Another View of our Beautiful World
      • Our Bevo Who Art In Pasture
      • The 25 Most Listened To Songs on Eric's iPod for 2009
      • The Most Trying Time of All
      • VITÆ
      • A Resolute "No"
  • ►  2009 (68)
    • ►  December (6)
    • ►  November (3)
    • ►  October (3)
    • ►  September (4)
    • ►  August (4)
    • ►  July (10)
    • ►  June (13)
    • ►  April (4)
    • ►  March (4)
    • ►  February (9)
    • ►  January (8)
  • ►  2008 (76)
    • ►  December (8)
    • ►  November (7)
    • ►  October (3)
    • ►  September (3)
    • ►  August (13)
    • ►  July (6)
    • ►  June (9)
    • ►  May (12)
    • ►  April (7)
    • ►  January (8)
  • ►  2007 (66)
    • ►  December (14)
    • ►  November (4)
    • ►  October (5)
    • ►  September (8)
    • ►  July (8)
    • ►  June (2)
    • ►  May (8)
    • ►  April (4)
    • ►  March (4)
    • ►  February (5)
    • ►  January (4)
  • ►  2006 (37)
    • ►  December (9)
    • ►  November (5)
    • ►  October (3)
    • ►  September (6)
    • ►  August (9)
    • ►  July (5)
Powered by Blogger.

About Me

Unknown
View my complete profile