Gratitude Series
Cultivate year-round gratitude that will impact not only your own life, but the lives of your neighbors as well.
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How to Say Hallelujah No Matter What Happens
Over the next several weeks, time stood still as we dropped everything to scrub in and be there with our child. Each night we would go home to an empty house. There was a nursery,…
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How to Praise God When Life Hurts
During the service I stood up when everyone was singing but my mouth was clamped shut. The praise and worship felt empty. Grief swallowed me that morning and praising God was the last thing I…
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How to Find a “Spacious Place”—God’s Gift for You
A better horsewoman could have taken this situation under control, but I was not a better horsewoman. I was a mom with a coupon.
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How to Find Gratitude in the Big and the Small
They had heaved the books up the stairs. And that rug which would need to be thrown out but in their hope they had spread on the trampoline to dry. They had bailed out buckets,…
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One Hidden Obstacle to Cultivating Wholehearted Gratitude
Even though my journal includes a prompt to record the good and I bless my food from a thankful heart, my heart remains tempted to grumble like the Israelites—doubting God’s provision in different seasons.
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What Happens When Mental Crisis Is Turned for Good
During our almost two years of mental crisis, I saw God move mightily and answer very specific prayers of protection over life. My prayer life grew significantly as I held fast to my faith to persevere.