His Mercy is New

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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  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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Can gratitude really change our lives? Can naming our blessings really transform a heart? Can looking around and finding gifts in our midst on a daily basis truly bring about renewed hope? How will you know unless you try!? What do you have to lose? Cultivate Are you counting? Are you writing down your blessings? Why wait? Go jot down…
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If you are looking to increase your happiness and joy, I want to share a book with you… This book, called The Happiness Dare, has surprised me and actually changed my thinking on some huge topics of my faith. I actually picked this book up EXPECTING to disagree with the premise. Oh how God has such a delightful sense of humor. 🙂 If you’ve always heard the…
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An unthankful heart misses out on so much. That is another thing I learned from One Thousand Gifts…there are mercies and gifts all around us if we will but open our eyes. But, the thankful heart, the thankful heart finds goodness in every hour…gifts, mercies and blessings abound. Cultivate Gratitude Today, your gratitude challenge is to set an alarm on…
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