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How to Accept Thanks When It Makes You Squirm
It’s safe here to admit it’s a little easier to say thanks than to receive it. That you’re wired as an encourager, love words, and use them to build others up—but it's uncomfortable to let…
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How to Grow Gratitude in The Dark
Beyond the stench of our bad attitudes, anger, and unwillingness to see anything good in our situations, God is still at work. Because long ago, a seed was planted, for such a time as this,…
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You Need To Know The Truth About Scars Healing
I know because I’ve got memories too that take me to bittersweet places. Scars that are still healing. Ones I remember every time I bake sourdough.
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You See How To Find Joy in Difficult Seasons
As soon as we pulled into the school’s driveway, I knew something wasn’t right. Usually filled with cars and suffused with the frenetic energy of morning drop offs, the snowy parking lot was eerily empty…
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Cultivate Ripple-Effect Gratitude by Asking This One Powerful Question
Think about the words you’ve hung onto for years. Maybe it was a careless thought, spoken aloud. A name. A label. An expectation. An insufficiency. Or perhaps it was a kind word. Life-saving advice. A…
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Three Simple Things That Will Make You More Grateful
As a 31-year-old woman who grew up in the church, regularly volunteered, earned two ministry degrees, and became a pastor, it wasn’t until I sat alone on the beach, unemployed, that I began to understand…
