
DAILY GRACES
The Touched by Grace Today Blog

On Being Thankful, Let Me Count the Ways... Part 1
Thank you dear Lord for the gift of... Life. God gave each of us a different circumstance. I'll be thankful for what I have and will...

Veteran's Day
Nothing worthwhile comes in easy. Like freedom, which comes at a cost. A huge cost. It's easy to take freedom for granted, especially for...

50 Shades of Green
I liked green as a young child. It seemed a refreshing color, like the green grass and green trees. Little did I know then that the...

On Being Proactive
It was Monday morning, and I was waiting in line to pay for my groceries. When my turn came, I greeted the cashier a jolly “Good...

On Halloween
One early Halloween evening, Paul, the boys, and I started trekking the neighborhood as the sun started to set. Only a handful of...

On Where the Heart Is
A cousin-in-law celebrated her 50th birthday. She had a candle giveaway that had the inscription: Turning 50, Looking 30, Feeling 20. ...

On Waiting
I was waiting outside the dental office, waiting for the door to open when I thought, “A lot in life is a wait.” Think about it. People...

On Anger
Anger is a normal human reaction that might be sparked when something undesirable happens. It can range from being slightly irritated to...

On Doing One's Best
God gave us different circumstances in life. Paul told me he had a classmate in college who would party the night before exams and still...

On Being an Eternal Millionaire
In the forties, Mom asked her dad, “Will a millionaire always be a millionaire?” His reply was, “Well, if the millionaire spends his...

Silence is golden.
Silence is golden. I’ve heard this so many times from my mom. She's a lady of few words, but when she says something, it echoes deep...

World Smile Day
It's easy to overlook the blessings we have because we take so many things for granted. When I was in college, Mom asked me, “How is that...

St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Today is the feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus. She wrote "Story of a Soul" where she said "What matters in life is not great deeds...

On Guardian Angels
I believe that our angels keep watch over us all the time and they have creative ways of making their presence felt. Mom must have taught...

Pruning Season
During late fall, gardeners prune the plants to maintain its health, to train the plant for shaping, and/or to improve the quality of the...

On Quotable Quotes
Happiness is an inside job.-William Arhtur Ward Silence is the best way to respond to a fool.-Proverbial Saying Faith is like Wifi. It...

On Faith
Jordan was walking along the mountain ridge when he accidentally fell off the cliff. On the way down he grabbed a branch. Looking down,...

Solo Carpool
I'm on the last leg of my part-time "career" as a carpool mom. During grade school, I drove a number of children home after school....

9-11
I don’t think there's an adult out there who doesn't remember where he or she was when the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were hit...
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