Encouraging Word Wednesday began as a commitment to blog more about Jesus this year. I've so enjoyed reading the posts that other bloggers have shared each week. It's been a true blessing to get to know some of you better this year. It's one of the things I was going to blog about during 30 Days of Thanksgiving, but if you didn't notice, I didn't make it even halfway ...
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Can You Have Gratitude in the Midst of Grief? 10 Verses to Comfort the Grieving Heart this Holiday Season
The holidays can be very hard for people who are grieving. How can we still have gratitude in the midst of grief? Read on to find 10 Bible Verses to comfort and encourage a grieving heart. The holidays are generally a joyful time. People expect to party; families hope to have fun. For many people, it's like a month-long celebration, hopping from one social ...
How to Have a Grateful Heart this Holiday Season
How can we teach our kids to have grateful hearts? How do we maintain an attitude of gratitude during the holiday season? Read on for a few tips to cultivate thankfulness in your family...and your heart! My kids have gotten hold of the Christmas toy sales paper and have been busy circling everything they want this year, which is pretty much everything in the ...
How Should Christians Respond to a Society that Wants to Silence Them?
Believe it or not, this post about how Christians respond to persecution did actually begin as part of 30 Days of Thanksgiving! The original title was "What I Am Most Thankful For" because I truly want you to know. Read on to find out what I am most thankful for and how it affects how I think Christians should respond to a society that wants to silence ...