Posts Tagged ‘gratitude’
Staying Thankful when You’re Stretched Thin
“Cultivating an attitude of gratitude, thankfulness for thanksgiving…” There is much to be thankful for. This isn’t so obvious when we’re harried and exhausted, when there are “a billion” things to do and there is no time, when you’re stretched thin and emotionally strained. Gratitude isn’t so obvious in sickness or financial trouble, in marital…
Read More8 Ways to Cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude
Growing up, my British mum regularly encouraged us to show our appreciation to others. We were often nudged to say thank you when the occasion presented, precipitated by a gentle, what do you say? if we somehow managed to forget. We were frequently positioned at the dining room table to write thank you notes to…
Read MoreJoanna’s Vlog – Merry Christmas to the Single Ladies
Co-Host Joanna shares this encouraging vlog to all the Single Ladies out there this Christmas. Love Yourself. Love Others. Because God loves you. He created you. He’s for you. He’s with you. So, instead of wishing for what you DON’T HAVE. LOVE WELL the family and friends you DO HAVE. And, LOVE YOURSELF WELL this…
Read MoreGratitude is a Weapon
We live in a world that is saturated with the idea that if only we could ‘get more’ we would be satisfied. But we never are. It seems the more we buy, consume, the more we want. Mick Jagger was right, ‘We can’t get no satisfaction.’ How do we fight this insipid (can’t get enough)…
Read MoreGratitude is a Choice
The older I get, the more thankful and truly grateful, I am. It’s the accumulation of life experience that brings both humility before God’s grace and confidence in His promises. It’s knowing that there’s so much less that I can control than I had thought when I was younger. It’s knowing that God is good…
Read MoreMake This Summer About Feeling Grateful
Make This Summer About Feeling Grateful by Jen Lawrence 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says that we should “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” God did not press this notion upon Paul because it was good for Him, but because it was good for…
Read MoreList Makers Gonna List
List Makers Gonna List I like to make lists. I’m talking about paper lists on post-it notes and scraps of paper and calendars and apps. I prefer to make them on paper than digitally. There’s something satisfying about crossing them off, or scrunching up the paper and throwing them out when they’re completed. I have…
Read MoreEp 45: Gratitude Changes Everything
Join Kimberley Mitchell, our Just A Canadian Girl In Nashville, with her very special guest, as they take over Wednesday’s show and share how gratitude changes us, makes us kinder people, and affects everything we do – even math.
Read MoreEp 44: How To Live A Life Of Gratitude
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Co-Hosts and Special Guest, Lindsay Gladding from World Vision Canada as they discuss how to live a life with meaning and purpose, how to live a life of gratitude and contentment AND what it means to be a world changer! To support the African famine relief, please click…
Read MoreShine Bright Like A Diamond
There are so many annoying grumblers, complainers, and crazy people posting on the internet. I hope you aren’t one of them, but you for sure know some of these types of people. Or the people who see a post they disagree with and feel the insatiable urge to respond publicly about why the original poster…
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