His Mercy is New

How do we make something a habit? Something like gratitude? We create habits when we do them repeatedly. Some would say that it takes 21 days to make a habit. So, will you join me for the month of October to create a HABIT of gratitude? Cultivating this habit in our homes and in our hearts can truly transform our…
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I am challenging each of us to CULTIVATE GRATITUDE for the month of October. And beyond! In order to cultivate things in our lives, we need reminders. I need reminders. Index cards around our homes. Notes taped to our mirrors. Setting alarms on our phones. And wallpapers for our phones! Here are a few for you to use in the…
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While we are focusing on cultivating gratitude in our hearts & homes, memorizing Scripture is a GREAT way to begin to fix our eyes on Jesus and take every thought captive to Christ. This book that I’m reading, 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life, is based on the passage from Philippians 4 that tells us what to think about. I’m…
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“I don’t even know they are gifts really until I write them down and that is really what they look like. Gifts He bestows. This writing it down – it is sort of like…unwrapping love.” Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts Reading the book One Thousand Gifts opened my eyes to just that: all the gifts right in front of me….
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Gratitude changes everything.  One thing I have learned is that my attitude, my joy, my contentment and my peace of heart all are more present in my life when I am living a grateful life. Gratitude kills discontentment. Gratitude kills comparison. Gratitude kills fear. Gratitude can radically change our perspective and our hearts. Spend the next 31 days cultivating a…
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