Gratitude for Beauty
No matter where we live, beauty can be found. Trees, grass, flowers, hills, mountains, water, sky… Natural, God-made beauty is all around us. Beauty can also be found in paintings, drawings, sculptures, writings, music, film, photography, handwork, design… SO much…
Gratitude for Talents and Abilities
Each of us is gifted in some way. It might be in sports, band, dance, drawing, painting, martial arts, choir, writing, editing, crafting, photography, memorization, storytelling, comedy, baking, sewing, woodworking, conversing, listening, gardening, knitting, decorating, problem-solving, doing magic tricks… The…
Gratitude for Health
Our health can be something we easily take for granted–especially when we’re young. As we get older, we start feeling (and talking about) the effects of aging. But even if our bodies have become more achy and less flexible, we…
Gratitude When We Feel Anxious, Worried, Overwhelmed, or Depressed
I have dealt with each of these feelings a lot in recent weeks (and years), and I’m betting I’m not alone in this. Some of us are more prone to these feelings, but none of us is immune to them.…
Gratitude for Teachers, Coaches, Directors, Etc.
Some of the most influential people in our children’s lives are often their teachers, coaches, directors, and others who are in positions of leadership over our kids. These are some tough, tough, jobs, but they are so important. Probably most…
Thankfulness: 5 Tips for Teaching Our Kids to Look Beyond Themselves
An attitude of thankfulness is sometimes hard to find in our increasingly me-centered society. Attitudes of selfishness and entitlement seem to run rampant, while attitudes of service and gratefulness are often squashed or might even be considered to be weak. …
Gratitude for Rest
Rest is a gift to us that God even modeled for us. Our bodies, minds, and spirits all need rest. Though ideally we would each take an entire day to rest each week, many of us have to find rest…
Gratitude for Laughter
My husband knows that one of his most important jobs is to help me laugh. I tend to be all serious and stuff on my own, but I really do LOVE to laugh. I NEED to laugh! We all do.…
Gratitude for a Place to Live
Whether we live in a house, an apartment, with just our immediate family, with lots of extended family members, or something altogether different, we can all be grateful to have a roof over our heads. Even if we wish the…
Gratitude When We Are Faced with Tragedy
On Wednesdays this month, I’m making a point of addressing having gratitude even when it is difficult to do so. Weeks ago I planned out what I was going to post every day in November, and today I had planned…