It's official - the Christmas season has begun. Paul and I were out and about yesterday afternoon. We refrained from buying the incredible movie theater seats we saw, and I kept my hands to myself when I walked into William Sonoma and Pottery Barn. Unless you count the free samples of Peppermint Bark I enjoyed. Sure, it was Black Friday and yes, … [Read more...]
How to Stay Happily Married this Christmas – 40 Days of Holiday Encouragement
Black Friday. For a few of you, today is your favorite holiday of the year. You left the house this morning in the cloak of darkness, just drooling with anticipation over BIG sales. Nope. You weren’t intimidated by crowds of unwashed masses because you were giddy with the thrill of the hunt. I just wonder how many arguments occur on Black Friday … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving! – 40 Days of Holiday Encouragement
Our family is celebrating this day together - just the six of us. It's quite a change from our BIG holiday shin-digs when we lived in California. I'll be making my Grandmother's broccoli bake, like I do every year. There will be lots of food and even an area for our kids to make ornaments. Our daughter, Grace, shared with us the other day, "I'm sad … [Read more...]
The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving – 40 Days of Encouragement
God's word tells us thanksgiving is often times a sacrifice. I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the Lord. Psalm 116:17 I love how God reminds us Thanksgiving is often times sacrificial - not something we want to do and many times tough to do. The word sacrifice means to yield or surrender. Do you … [Read more...]
FREE Kids Gratitude Journal – 40 Days of Holiday Encouragement
Quite a few years ago, I discovered a free downloadable Thanksgiving print. I printed off five copies. One for me and each of my kids. Check out those incredible turkeys to your left, there. Picasso doesn't hold a candle to the talent in my gene pool. My four children were still pretty young. But, I thought it would be fun to let them color in … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Tablecloth – 40 Days of Holiday Encouragement
Are you a relative or personal friend? Maybe you're one of my Blessed... blog readers , or follow The Mom Initiative ...either way, you've seen this tablecloth before. You may have even signed it. This precious post bares repeating - again, and again, and again. With our recent move to Tennessee I brought a tender slice of California friends … [Read more...]
The Song of Thanksgiving
Having a tough time feeling thankful? Is your "gratitude journal" filled with blank pages for 2013? I've had a few years like that myself. Now, when I'm feeling down or discouraged I turn on worship music. It's impossible for me to stay in a hurting place when songs of praise to my God and King permeate our home. Scripture tells us that … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving To-Don’t List – 40 Days of Holiday Encouragemnet
A Holy List – 40 Days of Holiday Encouragement
Are you one of those gals who keeps to-do lists? If so, you're one of the smart one's. You understand there's a time and a season for everything, so sayeth the Lord in Ecclesiastes. Unfortunately, Walmart and Target didn't get the memo. Their Christmas displays have been out since August. I digress. I know for me, one way to stay encouraged … [Read more...]
Preparing Your Heart – 40 Days of Holiday Encouragement
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