This is the time of year when the light of day falls backward and some seem to linger in the darkness - especially with the traditional emphasis on November gratitude, December joy and the hope of new beginnings with the turn of the year. Maybe. But not everyone is there – look in the dark and you’ll find them. Being thankful … [Read more...]
In All Things
My mom used to say there is always something you can be thankful for – she was right. My list is endless. But so are the things that get in the way. There are a million reasons not to be grateful and a million more to be speechless with gratitude – so we need to decide which lens to choose to view life. Our chronic … [Read more...]
Please Pass the Gratitude
Can you remember what was going on in your life last November at this time? Maybe not, but it might’ve been the cluttered thinking, talking, sleeping and waking up with thoughts or complaints of pandemics and politics and the distancing that came about from both. For many it wasn’t just about having despairing thoughts or … [Read more...]
Abundance Through Brokenness
If I told you how many hard places our family faced around this time of year, you might wonder if it really happened just that way. I couldn’t make this up . . . and since I journal, it’s all there that He was all here. Autumn, the remembrance of technicolor grace that covered dark places. Marked forever in an old … [Read more...]
Walk in Gratitude
November ~ the "be ye thankful" month. It will be difficult for many to give thanks. You may know of those who are losing hope while struggling through unthinkable tragedies in the hard-to-give-thanks places. I know many . . . But it doesn’t make God any less good. Circumstances cannot determine our gratitude. Although … [Read more...]