In the days leading up to the crucifixion of Christ, we see Him with His disciples. They broke bread, the drank the wine, the disciples themselves didn’t know all that was about to happen, but Jesus did. And He was thankful. “Within hours of His betrayal, arrest, and trial, to be followed shortly by His crucifixion, Jesus observed the…
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Raising Grateful Kids
When I began feeling led to do this 31 day series on cultivating gratitude, this idea was mostly sparked from reading and doing virtual book club on the book The Happiness Dare. I knew I wanted to linger over that book and not just set it aside after I was done reading. I wanted to be intentional about cultivating…
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Praying Psalm 100
When my children were little, every Thanksgiving we would memorize Psalm 100 together. I have such happy memories of my little three, four and five year olds reciting God’s Word with praises of thanksgiving to Him! When we speak aloud His Word we are affirming Him, we are praising Him, we are asking for the Lord’s will to be done…
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When We Are Truly Alive
Can it be that we aren’t truly living the abundant life God has for us if we aren’t grateful? When we aren’t grateful we are not content. We aren’t joyful. We are focused on self. That negative spiral can happen so fast for me! But it only takes a few moments to get your focus back in the right place!…
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How Gratitude Can Change a Heart
In October it will have been seven years. Seven years and counting. Seven years of counting His gifts. That fall morning in 2009, I started a small list. Honestly, I didn’t know how long I would last. I am great at starting things, but often I fizzle out over time. I had no idea how much I would need…
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