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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Inconvenient Gratitude: How to Stay Present to the Moments That Matter
I was holding his hand when heaven felt close enough to touch. After 23 days in the pediatric ICU, my firstborn was leaving this side of eternity—and I couldn’t follow. My firstborn. My Joey.
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How to Choose Gratitude When “Come What May” Comes
Grief sat beside me, the unwelcome companion that deposited unshakeable pain in the deepest parts of me. A mama's heart knows when life has stopped.
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Today We Walk (How to Breathe Gratitude)
Today we walked. Tomorrow we will walk. Daily, we will walk. Same path. Every day will hold perfection, and every day will be messy, and every day, I will need to stop being wrapped up…
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How to Best Conquer Fear When All You See Is the Lack
As I pushed the double stroller around my development, I struggled with the dark cloud that had settled over my soul. I knew I had a wonderful life—two babies, a home, a loving husband, and…
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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…
