Photo Credit / Ps 119:154 Someone I love is imprisoned. The jail cell has no walls, and the chains are not forged of iron. She is entrapped by her circumstances and weighted down by pain and brokenness. A few weeks ago, she asked me to pray for her as she presented her case on the…
Photo Credit To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us – and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence is a grace, for it brings with it immense graces from Him. Gratitude therefore takes…
Photo Credit Thanksgiving helps us to be grace-centered, seeing all of life as a gift. It looks on how God’s past blessings impact our lives. Watchfulness alerts us to the unfolding drama in the present. It looks for God’s present working as it unfolds into future grace. Paul E. Miller, A Praying Life: Connecting…
Photo Credit / Quote by G.K. Chesterton Gratitude goes beyond the ‘mine’ and ‘thine’ and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts received, but now I realize that gratitude can also be lived as…
Photo Credit / Quote: Emily Freeman These are the days of…. Cuddling in bed on a lazy Saturday morning Watching through the window for the squirrels to steal a peanut Hoarding a stockpile of free orange cranberry muffins Floating together in the pool under blue skies Holding hands and singing 80’s karaoke on a drive to nowhere…
Photo Credit Hello November! I don’t know about you, but I am looking forward to turkey and sweet potatoe casserole in my not too distant future. I am a huge fan of Thanksgiving, but before I officially get on the “gobble gobble” train, I want to revisit some of the lessons learned in October. Apple…