The Practice of Gratitiude

22 Nov 2025

  “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”                                                    ...

26 Nov 2024

So, there was an election recently. You might have heard about it. And here we are, careening to the holidays, almost to the Thanksgiving table. For some of us, this presents a challenge: We expect to count our blessings over a...

26 Nov 2017

The Practice of Gratitude: Part 8 Psalm 27:13-14 New King James Version (NKJV) 13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. 14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good...

01 Aug 2017

The Practice of Gratitude Part 7 Some dental pain is the worst kind of pain! Can I get an Amen? And I am no stranger to pain. At times, it has been my constant companion. I will spare you my list of...

26 May 2017

The Practice of Gratitude Part 6 Have you unintentionally crossed paths with someone who has hurt you? How did you respond? With thankfulness? Neither did I. Recently, this happened to me. It threw me, and I ran into others who were a party to...

11 May 2017

The Practice of Gratitude Part 5 Last week, after a dire diagnosis, my dad underwent Open Heart Surgery.  And each day brings a teeter-totter of challenges and emotions. Yet, the Lord's comforting hand holds my sister Jeni and me. We feel the...

05 Apr 2017

The Practice of Gratitude Part 4 Tramping at dusk through a field of weeds with my 12-year-old, Micah, my eye was on the prize: a porta-potty. As we got closer, I saw the door bolted shut. Nooooooo! My bladder was ready...

01 Mar 2017

  The Practice of Gratitude Part 2 A society dwells in a dump, a cavity of stink where the city throws trash in Tijuana, Mexico. As a college student, I spent a day volunteering there. We administered showers to the kids. We...

20 Feb 2017

The Practice of Gratitude: Part 1 During my fourth pregnancy, we purchased a house that needed extensive work. As moving day approached, the doctor placed me on partial bed rest. It was a stressful time: making moving preparations, finishing our home...