For many of us in America, Thanksgiving is rich in traditions. We enjoy must-have recipes as we gather for table time that ends way too quickly and maybe it’s all become so familiar that we’re missing out on making our celebrations and meaningful as they might be. What if a few small adjustments in your…
This is awesome! Did you know that being grateful is so good for you … you might want to consider making gratitude a priority purely for selfish reasons! Seriously, it’s that beneficial! 10 Reasons Why Being Grateful is Good for You 1. Being grateful will make you happier. You and I get to choose … thankful…
It’s so easy to get caught up in the dailiness of life. I get busy just doing and living and somehow forget to fill moments with gratitude and thanksgiving. Oh, I can talk about it “real good” in this space but the doing it . . . yeah, that can get pushed aside by the…
Entitlement is 1) the condition of having the right to have, do, or get something 2) the feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something. Entitlement is the Opposite of Gratitude. It is a greedy, self-serving “I deserve it” attitude about life. What do you and I deserve? I turned to the internet, where I…
I didn’t choose my life verse. It chose me. And then a few years later, it chose Rev too. Psalm 73:26 literally jumped off the page as I sat reading my Bible with a crumpled and defeated heart. Physically I was fine but emotionally I was wrecked. Then just a couple of years later, Rev’s…
I wasn’t feeling very thankful. In my defense, I was pregnant and raging hormones were affecting my thinking. It seems silly in retrospect, but there I stood in the closet grumbling to myself as I moved Rev’s suits and dress pants from wire hangers back to suit hangers. Kind of funny considering all the parenting…
Paul wrote… Pray continually, and give thanks whatever happens. That is what God wants for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NCV) Really? Whatever happens? Even when life hurts? When I was curled up in the fetal position, broken and feeling like I’d never feel happy again, giving thanks was not a priority. Slowly, I began…
Do you ever need a little extra inspiration to jumpstart feelings of thankfulness? I do. Some days are just hard and as I look around it’s hard to feel thankful in the midst of so much chaos and confusion. But there is always a reason to be thankful. Always. God is great. He is…
You and I know God wants us to thank and praise Him but I sometimes wonder if I’m thanking Him the ways He wants. I start my prayers with thank you and praise Him for who He is and what He does but are words enough. David wrote: Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep…
I’m not proud of this… I’ve had too many times in my life when all I could focus on was the problem. Like the eight years we struggled with secondary infertility, or when Rev was so sick, or when I allowed a problem with a child to consume my thoughts. And if I sat here for…
Do you want to know something funny? If you wanted, you could almost make gratitude a priority for purely selfish reasons. Seriously, it’s that good for you! 10 Wonderful Reasons Gratitude is Good for You Gratitude will make you happier. You choose . . . appreciative or dissatisfied. I know which one can tank…
I sometimes wonder what more can be written about gratitude. Countless articles have been written about the ways gratitude can improve your health, bless your relationships, and turn the average day into a celebration. And yet… We’re still not very good at it, are we? We don’t consistently express our gratitude to God or the…
We’ve made it to the end of the alphabet. A to Z of thanksgiving. 26 specific souls blessings gifted by God. And do you want to know something? This is just the tip of too many wonderful blessings to list. We could go on and on every day of the year and never come to…
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” ~Elbert Hubbard I am so grateful for you. Yes, you. The person on the other side of the screen, who visits and reads my inadequate words of faith, hope, and love. 10 Reasons I’m Thankful for You You bless me every time to visit….
The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust Him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. Psalm 28:7 Enter His gates with thanksgiving; go into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name. Psalm 100:4 Give…
You’ve heard the saying, “I could care less.” That should really be said, “I couldn’t care less.” If you’re a little older you remember the saying, “I don’t give a care.” And if you’re even older you may remember the saying, “I don’t care one iota.” What’s an iota? An iota is the ninth letter…
What do you think about grace? Some define it as God’s undeserved favor. Others like to say, “God’s riches at Christ’s expense.” The dictionary says: For Christians – The free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings. I like to make it easier than that….
