I absolutely love the newness that comes with the New Year. I also love making plans and setting goals. What I don’t like is making New Year’s resolutions. Like so many others, I have tried and failed at New Year’s resolutions (case in point: my gratitude journal fail). My attempts at setting resolutions, have become, […]
Sparkle Moments – Your Weekend Inspiration: A Season of Hope
But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. Romans 8:25 Welcome to the first December edition of Sparkle Moments! I love December for some of the obvious reasons. It’s the month when we celebrate Christmas, which is one of the most exciting times of year for us. […]
The One Holiday Invitation You Need To Say ‘Yes’ To
Even with all the best intentions, our Jesse tree ornaments are still in the envelope where I stored them last year. I took them out of the Christmas box last week so that we could start the first Advent reading on Sunday. That was three, no, nearly four days ago. It doesn’t help that the kids are […]
Sparkle Moments – Your Weekend Inspiration: Open Your Eyes
“This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.” ― Elizabeth I Tudor Every morning when the sun rises, I’m reminded of God’s faithfulness. Every morning, God does a new thing. Do you not see it? Do you not perceive it?
Growing in Gratitude throughout the Year – November New Year Part 2
As we get ready for Thanksgiving, are you thinking about some of the things you’re grateful for? I recently shared 5 tips to help you keep growing in gratitude throughout the year. Now I’m focusing on things we can give thanks for and how to keep up the gratitude habit way past Thanksgiving. Before you read on, I think that […]