On this Thanksgiving Day I count so many blessings in my life. One of those blessings that I am counting is you, my dear readers. Thank you for coming on this journey with me. Thank you for reading my words and for sharing your lives. I hope this day finds you and yours with […]
Living a Life of Irrational Generosity
I saw a post run through my news feed: “Church acts in irrational generosity to help refugees” and my heart smiled. I’ve seen a lot of fear and anger and debate the last several weeks, but as we enter a giving season I hope we can all learn to be “irrationally generous.” It’s time to […]
Numbers: God Cares About Our Thanksgiving
The Israelites had a serious lack of something essential. They lacked thanksgiving. It’s something that becomes very obvious as you read about them groaning about this or that over and over again, and it can be easy to get a bit judgmental of them until I realize just how much I do the same thing. “We […]
The Tree Falls: A Journey from Need, into Gratitude, into Trust.
The wind is howling outside, belying the idea of warmth that a clear sky and a shining sun show through my window. Trees are toppling, weakened by the drought. I sit inside safely, with a twinkling tree, and the warmth of all the decorations still around me, to sooth my heart. Soon enough this tree is […]
Do I Know God?
For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Romans 1:21 This verse. It’s hard. This verse. It lays out a truth that we’d rather skip over so very often. Because just because we think we know […]
Grateful for Hearts Treasures
In just a few days it will be Thanksgiving! I love Thanksgiving. And I am increasingly loving gratitude. Not that I didn’t love gratitude before, I’ve always loved having a grateful heart. Still lately God has been bringing me on such a journey of gratitude. I’m not saying I’m very good at it yet, it […]
Grateful for Shareing! One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp Review and Giveaway (ends 12am November 22nd, 2014)
Today I’m not only doing my second book review ever on the site, but running my very first giveaway! I’m so excited! This giveaway has been long promised, and now it’s finally happening! So what is the book? You’ve been seeing me mention it for a bit now on social sites and in posts. The book […]
Thankfulness In Need
Isn’t it strange sometimes how God chooses to teach us? He teaches us about hope in the middle of times of fear. He teaches us about grace in the middle of times of hurt. He teaches us about thankfulness in the middle of times of need. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and a thank […]
Can We Be Thankful For Trials?
In less than a week it will be Thanksgiving, and after that we enter the mad rush of stress and radiance that is the holidays. Our facebook pages have been overrun with thankful postings as people contemplate what they hold valuable about their lives. The feast is being planned. The football game is being anticipated. […]