FIRST ROW: Doing our best to share the good news. #HawaiiCatholicHerald, Cruising Hamakua Coast with deacons and their wives. #Lucky-WeLiveHawaii, Getting ready to bless the new St. Michael Church on the Big Island. #KonaCatholicCommunity, Sometimes the message you need to hear is found at the mall! #LiveLaughLoveAndShopOften SECOND ROW: Enjoying the “fruits” of family time at Ko Olina. #WeekendFun, “A great day lies ahead in the not too distant future.” #GoodFor-tune, Pope Francis, emoji style! #PopeInPhilly, A rainbow shines at the Augustine Educational Foundation reception. #Waikiki THIRD ROW: Packing up for the World Meeting of Families! #WMOF2015; Fashion and faith in Philadelphia. #PopeInPhilly; Answered prayers: finally finding rice in Philly. #GoodEats; Double rainbow! #LuckyWeLiveHawaii FOURTH ROW: Received a rose before Mass at St. Theresa Co-Cathedral. #LittleFlower, Supporting our talented Catholic school students. #HawaiiCatholicSchools, Rose of Sharon hibiscus from a friend. #GodIsGood, Remembering the faith of those who have gone before us. #King-StreetCatholicCemetery
By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz
Hawaii Catholic Herald
Cultivating an “attitude of gratitude” as Thanksgiving Day approaches on Nov. 26 is as easy as checking your smart phone.
If you love snapping and sharing on social media mobile pics of your delicious dinners, tremendous travels, Island panoramas and memories with loved ones, you’ve tapped into a great way to be mindful of God’s blessings. These digital photo albums hold in many gigabytes visual cues of the big and small ways the Lord has made his presence known in your life.
A year’s worth of “thanks” was captured on my trusty iPhone in 2015. Here’s what this random hodgepodge of photos would look like if it were posted on Instagram!
As God works in very diverse ways, your “#Thanksgiving” images will naturally be different from the next person’s. Sharing and seeing the numerous forms gratitude takes, however, surely will strengthen your faith – and the faith of those around you as well.
God is good. All the time!