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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For the Planners: How to Practice Gratitude When Life Happens
I am a planner. When I was in middle school, I had life planned through my mid-thirties. School, job, marriage. I thought I had it all planned out, like a color-coded calendar only I could…
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The Three Ps: How to Find Gifts While You’re Still Praying
What I see as I look back through my journals is God slowly, steadily, developing my prayer muscles. Like doing daily sets of ten reps with weights, every written prayer, every Scripture copied, strengthened my…
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How to Rescue Your Marriage When You’re in a Blackout Season
Deep down, I wanted our marriage to thrive instead of just survive, but I was doing it my way by clinging tightly to resentment while hoping for change.
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The One Word You Would Never Use to Describe Loss: Gratitude
Grief became the place where my self-reliance ran out and my need for Him began. It stripped away illusions of control and opened my heart to a relationship I may never have pursued otherwise.
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Look What Happens When Mercy Suddenly Interrupts Fear
The kind voice told me that the man who was sentenced for breaking into our home and stealing priceless antiques and family treasures four years earlier was requesting early release and wanted my response to…
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Surprise! You’re Pulled Over for Speeding in a School Zone
On a fall morning, I was pulled over speeding in a school zone. The morning had been a challenge, and I was ready to quit by 8am.
