Sometimes it’s easy to pull out gratitude like a holiday dress and wear it just for November. And even though we talk a lot about gratitude, it can be easy to let daily praise and thanksgiving slip during those frazzled days and weeks of real life. I know for me, it is anyway. But every year,…
Itsy Bitsy Christmas and Other Christmas Books for Young Children
I don’t collect many things, but I am unashamed of my love for collecting Christmas stories. I love Christmas time. The twinkle of lights and the triumphant words of Christmas hymns are a fitting light in the middle of the darkest time of the year. And Christmas stories are often filled with stories of trust,…
Great, Small Things from my Week
I’ve been enjoying GreaThings this year in a group on Facebook and with instagram this year. The vast majority of our collective “great things” are actually not that big or dramatic. It’s hugs, quiet days, fall colors and cups of tea that add color and joy into ordinary days. It’s a wonderful way to remember…
Kicking off GreaThings 2015
The last of the leaves are slipping from the trees around my house. There is still that glow of autumn, but the sky looks like winter. November is settling in, and that means it is time for one of my favorite things, GreaThings! GreaThings is special to me. I love taking time to really celebrate…
GreaThings 2012: things I’ve learned
I’ve learned that I’m rarely right about what’s going to happen next. Just when I think I’ve got it figured out, a new door opens. Life takes a curve in a new direction. The impossible happens. Something changes. It keeps me on my toes, and it keeps me trusting. I’ve learned that I’m stronger than…
GreaThings 2012: Lyrics
I’ve always felt as if the language of my heart, more than just words, is poetry. The deepest emotions I feel through the rhythm of a poem. Perhaps it is this that makes the words to songs so special. Here’s one that has been sung often this year. The words capture exactly what I’ve experienced…
GreaThings 2011: lessons I’ve learned
If you haven’t already, check out the introduction to GreaThings 2011, and consider joining us by sharing what you are thankful for and the blessings you’ve been given this past year! lessons I’ve learned I’ve learned that there is nothing so big as a little blessing. I’ve learned that the best answer is sometimes…
GreaThings 2011: lyrics of my year
If you haven’t already, check out the introduction to GreaThings 2011, and consider joining us by sharing what you are thankful for and the blessings you’ve been given this past year! the lyrics of my year This year has been a year of looking back and looking forward. Of thanking Him for the ways…
4 Ideas for Adding More Thankfulness to Thanksgiving
Growing up, Thanksgiving was one of my favorite days of the year. My family had the tradition of dressing up on Thanksgiving day. We’d eat a good (but simple) holiday meal. There were songs, and laughter and it felt like a celebration of all the good things that we’d experienced in the year behind us….
GreaThings 2011
One of my favorite things about blogging in November is setting aside a few weeks to focus on gratitude and remembering the great things that God has done for us this year. I love how the bloggy world comes alive with thanksgiving and I love being a part of that thanksgiving. For the past few…
