Tag: gratitude
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Bridging the Gap between Thankfulness & Contentment

November in the US is a month buzzing with thoughts and ideas on gratitude. I have enjoyed practicing intentional thankfulness as a lifestyle for a few years, but this year I have wrestled with how to have a heart that is supremely thankful for God for His own sake not just for His gifts. I…
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Sow thankfulness, reap joy

When I penned my first words to quantify how a practice of intentional thankfulness had changed me, I didn’t imagine that they would still ring true over 5 years later. Over 5 years later, thankfulness is still a life-changing practice. God has taken my mustard seed effort at intentional thankfulness and given me a harvest of…
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How To Stand When Life Throws You Curveballs

Do you ever feel like you can’t handle one more thing? Up until then you were doing fine but somewhere along the way you grew weary, frustrated, disillusioned, discouraged, or profoundly sad. Sometimes it’s spilled coffee before you walk into the office or dumping dinner on the floor just as you were preparing to serve…