His Mercy is New

Contentment {day 4 in a series}

contentment· Gift List

“People tend to think their circumstances determine the quality of their lives. So they pour their energy into trying to control those situations. They feel happy when things are going well, and sad or frustrated when things don’t turn out as they’d hoped. They rarely question this correlation between their circumstances and feelings. Yet it is possible to be content…
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Contentment & Gratitude {day 3}

contentment· Gift List

I’ve been sharing with you how God has been working on my heart regarding contentment. I am still struggling with this concept. Deep down in my heart I feel like I am content. I am so blessed. I’m so thankful. God has given us all we need and more. I can look around me and literally count the multitude of…
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Thomas Edison

American History· Five in a Row

The next character in our american history course that we are learning about is Thomas Edison!! He is quite a remarkable man to study! I have learned so much!! I have also realized that we haven’t learned much about electricity and would like to study that further with the kids also! Learning always leads to more learning… Our main “text”…
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Contentment & Thankfulness {day 2}

contentment· Missions· Scriptures and thoughts

  I have been very blessed to travel to several places around the world…Belize, southeast Asia, the projects of Hawaii. I’m an advocate for Compassion International. I visit the local food kitchen, I collect food for the needy. I see the need. It breaks me. It changes me. Then, I come home and buy more stuff. Ugh. It’s a tension…
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