gratitude

The Best Thanksgiving Ever

With grief and gratitude pulling our hearts in opposite directions, “hit pause” this Thanksgiving. Recognize the losses you have faced through Covid-19 and the gifts that have emerged. Inventory your heart. Do this alone. Or take the …

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A Thanksgiving Heart to Heart

Gratitude alters intimate relationships.  It is a life-giving foundation. It says, in neon lights, “I see you. I recognize who you are and how I am blessed by your life and your love!” Entitlement is ugly.  Indifference …

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Catch Your Breath

Truth for the Trenches For parents of kids who need more and give more than the world will ever know. Note: This article was written in 2002, but republished many times. As the Covid-19 crisis rages, I …

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A Thanksgiving Heart to Heart

Gratitude alters intimate relationships. It is a life-giving foundation. It says, in neon lights, “I see you. I recognize who you are and how I am blessed by your life and your love!” Entitlement is ugly. Indifference …

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David’s #1 Tool: A Pen

David’s #1 tool was not his sling shot. It was his pen. 74 of the 150 Psalms were written by David. I think those Psalms, inspired by God, might have come from David’s prayer journals. Known as …

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Provoked and Propelled to Praise

  Two quick questions for today. What provokes and propels you to praise God each week? Sunday worship? Good news? A great song? A beautiful sunset? All things? Think through yesterday and today. How many times did …

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Heart to Heart

Gratitude alters intimate relationships. It is a life-giving foundation. It says in neon lights, “I see you. I recognize who you are and how I am blessed by your life and your love.” Entitlement is ugly. Indifference …

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Lesson Learned

I need to apologize. Sharing the Vitamin C information took me into territory I was not fully prepared to tread. Health and medical information is vital in our journey toward rhythms of rest, but I’m not sure …

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