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Sparkle Moments – Your Weekend Inspiration: Keep Dreaming

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Sparkle Moments: Sharing little glimpses of sparkle and weekend inspiration. Reflect, remember how awesome God is and then enjoy a weekend that sparkles!

“I wish upon a glimmering star, My hopes as distant and as far. So if this wish does not come true, I’m thankful for the few that do.” ― by Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year This week’s Sparkle Moment continues with a focus on thankfulness. […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Sparkle Moments Tagged With: dreams, motivational quotes, sparkle moments, thanksgiving

Growing in Gratitude throughout the Year – November New Year Part 1

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

How are you doing in the gratitude department? We have good intentions but sometimes forget to be grateful, especially for the little things. As the year wears on, we lose sight of some of the lofty goals we set and get discouraged. Use these 5 tips to keep growing in gratitude throughout the year & successfully meet your goals.

I promise, this is not a trick question so here goes. How many of your New Year’s resolution have you kept? I just looked at my Daily Gifts Journal (aff) and was amazed (or maybe dismayed) by the amount of white space. I’m supposed to record an entry each day during the year to record my ‘daily gifts’. […]

Filed Under: Gratitude, Personal Development Tagged With: change, give thanks, gratitude, new beginnings, New Year, personal development, resolutions, setting goals, thanksgiving

How to Improve your Blog as a Christian Blogger

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Wondering how to improve your blog? Christian Bloggers Bootcamp is a self-paced course with practical assignments to help improve your Christian blog.

I have a confession to make. When I started blogging five months ago, I was clueless. I was at a point in my life where I wanted to have a positive influence and uplift others in an encouraging way. I knew that I wanted to shine my light for Christ and I figured that a […]

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: blog improvements, blogging, Christian Bloggers Bootcamp, Christian blogging

Sparkle Moments – Your Weekend Inspiration: See the Miracles

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Sparkle Moments: Sharing little glimpses of sparkle and weekend inspiration. Reflect, remember how awesome God is and then enjoy a weekend that sparkles!

“One of the main reasons that we lose our enthusiasm in life is because we become ungrateful…we let what was once a miracle become common to us. We get so accustomed to His goodness it becomes a routine.” ― Joel Osteen, Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential Do you see the […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Sparkle Moments Tagged With: beauty all around, God's beauty, inspiration, motivational quotes, sparkle moments

Why War Room is Just Half of the Picture

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Have you seen the movie War Room? Did you know you might've missed half? Let insights from War Room inspire you to take take action and complete the story.

Have you ever spent time reflecting on a particular verse in the Bible only to find that you missed half of the point? Okay, so maybe, I’m the only one who has done that, but I’m going to step out in the open and be real anyway. If by chance you can relate, feel free […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Faith Tagged With: action, bible, biblical truth, change, full, John 10:10, life to the full, one word, theme scripture, vision board, war room

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