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Learning to be thankful in all circumstances? Why do we need to learn to be thankful? Shouldn't thankfulness be as natural to us as breathing? I believe thankfulness comes from a heart that knows and loves God. I know God and I love God but I am not always thankful. How about you? This I am learning, God puts us in places tailor made just for you and just for me to teach us … [Read more...]
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 Phew. That's a pretty tall order, isn't it? God may have said this through Moses to Old Testament Israel, but His words … [Read more...]
This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting STC in such a tangible way. Marriage: It's My Pity Party and I'll Cry If I Want To ~ 7 Ways to Take Your Focus Off Yourself and Put it Back on Christ Let's face it, Ladies, there are days when even the best of marriages* are just plain tough. Hubby's in a bad mood and snaps at you. There's no money in the budget … [Read more...]
"I'm so tired of flowers," sighed the elderly woman in the TV commercial as my jaw hit the floor. She had just described how her husband of fifty years, seated next to her, brought her flowers on their first date, and every year since had given her the same bouquet on that day. And she was tired of flowers. It wasn't enough that she had a husband who stayed with … [Read more...]
