Looking at Life and Love through God's Eyes
Looking at Life and Love through God's Eyes
Christian Life, Married Life
This Thanksgiving, I’m particularly grateful for my husband, Zach. He really is the best and I’m so glad I get to spend the rest of my life (God willing) with him. One of the things I have learned in our life together is that it’s easy to take one another for granted. You actually have to work to be grateful …
Christian Life
Gratitude and contentment often get confused, particularly with Christians. I thin that’s a problem because I hate the concept of contentment in the Christian/church world. I hate it because I don’t think the way we talk about it is accurate. Generally, contentment is presented like this: you should be okay with your life no matter what happens. If you can …
Christian Life
Let’s be real. Gratitude can be hard. Sometimes you look at your life and there doesn’t seem to be much to be grateful for. I’ve been there. As I mentioned in a prior blog post, when I was single, I had a hard time with gratitude. My Story of Ingratitude The Bad News I always had expected to get married …
Christian Life, Spiritual Disciplines
November is here my friends! That means that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. As a kid, I was always a big fan of Thanksgiving. It meant I got to see my family and my mom and aunt would start asking me about what I wanted for Christmas. It was a family tradition that my mom and aunt would go …
Life Rhythms
On Friday, I turned 30. I am now officially thirty, flirty, and thriving. Well, I’m at least thirty and still flirty with my husband. Sometimes I wonder about the thriving part. Don’t we all? Birthdays are one of those times where you both celebrate, wonder, and sometimes mourn. Let’s Celebrate I’m excited that I have friends to with celebrate this …
Christian Life, Life Rhythms, Theology
Thanksgiving is an awesome holiday. You eat amazing food (and lots of it). You get together with family and friends. It starts the Christmas season. It’s just great. In the midst of all the eating and the planning for Christmas, it’s easy to bypass Thanksgiving. It can so easily get overlooked, but it’s so important. Thanksgiving is a holiday where …