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Category: Thankfulness

  • Daily Dose of Encouragement: Sacrifice of Thanksgiving

    When things are going poorly, we can bring a sacrifice of thanksgiving. Psalm 107:22 “22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.” Oh, the entire chapter is a blessing! I encourage you to read it all! Psalm 116:17 “17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and…

  • Thankful Thursday

    Today, I am thankful for technology. While it can be frustrating, it does make our lives easier. What are you thankful for today?

  • Grateful November, Bonus Day

    Gratefulness: What are you thankful for today? Today, I am thankful for God’s gift of gratitude. Gratitude and praise can change our lives. I have heard that gratitude actually helps “rewire” our brains. May we keep our gratitude attitude. Daring Devotion Thoughts from Day 31: This world is corrupt and evil, dark without hope, without…

  • Grateful November, Day 30

    Gratefulness: What are you thankful for today? Today, I am thankful for life. Every day we wake up, we know that God has a purpose for the day. I think that for those of us with disability and chronic illness, life becomes more precious. There is a peace knowing that God is in control of…

  • Grateful November, Day 29

    Gratefulness: What are you thankful for today? Today, I am thankful for velcro and plastic. Velcro and plastic? Velcro and plastic help me walk and use my hands. Without the braces made from velcro and plastic, I would be much less independent. Thank you, God for velcro and plastic! Daring Devotion Thoughts from Day 29:…

  • Grateful November, Day 28

    Gratefulness: What are you thankful for today? Today, I am thankful for pain and suffering. WHAT?! Before you think I have lost my marbles, hold on a moment. Years ago, I read the book, The Gift of Pain, by Dr. Paul Brand. It changed my view of pain. (No, I still do not like being in…

  • Grateful November, Day 27

    Gratefulness: What are you thankful for today? Today, I am thankful for God’s Word, our Bible. Just think, the God who made the universe also wrote us a love letter. Wow. Psalm 119:97, “97 O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.” Daring Devotion Thoughts from Day 27: The faithful saint…

  • Grateful November, Day 26

    Gratefulness: What are you thankful for today? Today, I am thankful for Home Connections. It has been a great privilege to connect with and get to know so many of you this past year. Daring Devotion Thoughts from Day 26: George Whitefield was a missionary both to England and America. That struck me. He was…

  • Grateful November, Day 25

    Gratefulness: What are you thankful for today? Today, I am thankful for dishes, pots, pans, and utensils! How difficult life would be without them! Daring Devotion Thoughts from Day 25: John Eliot was a missionary to the native Americans as well as the one to publish the first Bible in America. Wow. God used him…

  • Grateful November, Day 24

    Gratefulness: What are you thankful for today? Today, I am thankful for transportation! Daring Devotion Thoughts from Day 24: You never know who your testimony may affect. Revelation 14:13, “13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit,…