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A Life that Glows

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. –  Psalm 139:14

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God created us in His image and loved us so much that He sent His Son to reconcile us to Him. These posts will encourage you to live fully and abundantly and enjoy the one marvelous life God has given you.

How to Personalize your New Year

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Personalize Your New Year - SunSparkleShine #newyear #goals #resolutions #personaldevelopment

Don’t you just wish you could personalize your New Year? You know, create your year just the way you want it based on what works best for you? No more cookie-cutter approach to creating the year your dreams. As the New Year quickly approaches I’m getting more and more excited by the minute! I love […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Intentional Living Tagged With: goals, new beginnings, New Year, personal development, Spark Success

When Your Goals and Dreams Have Been Shipwrecked on the Rocks of Life

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

When your goals and dreams have been shattered, there's one thing that remains: your purpose. When all else fails will you still choose to walk in purpose? #goals #dreams #purpose

Talk to me about shipwrecked goals and dreams and I’ll quickly tell you I can relate. I’m not going to pretend that I’d win a competition if there was one, but I can assure you that I have some stories of my own. I can think of a time or two (too many) when life […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Intentional Living, Personal Development Tagged With: dreams, goal setting, goals, Goals Planner, new beginnings, purpose, setting goals

Heartfelt Gratitude | How to Give Thanks beyond November

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Sure, November is a time for thanksgiving, but how can we practice heartfelt gratitude throughout the year? Learn how by reading these faith-inspired posts. #gratitude #thankfulness

What ever happened to heartfelt gratitude? You know, the kind of thankfulness that overflows from the heart. Last week, my friend Lori and I were overwhelmed by all the gratitude posts we received to share as part of our Wake Up to Gratitude series. (Don’t worry if you missed it we’ll be doing it again […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Gratitude, Intentional Living Tagged With: give thanks, gratitude, thanksgiving, wake up gratitude

Things to be Grateful For that Spread a Little Hope

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Lost your hope? Well these Christian posts remind us of things to be grateful for when we forget to be thankful. We all need a little hope. Find it here.

Finding things to be grateful for isn’t easy when your hope is shattered. That’s why I’ve been on a bit of a mission. Yeah, I said it. I’m in need of hope. Maybe you are too, friend. Maybe it’s been a heck of a year. And you’re ready to throw in the towel. Maybe you […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Intentional Living Tagged With: #wakeupgratitude, Christian blogging, gratitude, hope, thankful, thankfulness

How to Say Thanks When Words Don’t Cut It | Plus Free Email Series

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Ever wondered how to say thanks when words just aren't enough? Try as you might your words just come up short? Here's what I do -- you should try it. SunSparkleShine.com

Ever wondered how to say thanks when words just aren’t enough? You’ve tried expressing your gratitude but everything you say just comes up short. In my recent state of affairs I’ve often found myself overwhelmed by gratitude. Grateful to God, my friends, my daughter’s new principal, the little old lady at lunch, you name it. […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Gratitude, Intentional Living Tagged With: #wakeupgratitude, give thanks, gratitude, hope, inspiration, joy, thanksgiving

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