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How Do You Adore Him? – 40 Days of Holiday Encouragement

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...]

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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...]

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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...]

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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...]

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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...]

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