Gratitude Cup
Fill your cup with gratitude
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Counterweight
Posted on November 19, 2015 by bethany
I pulled into the driveway of my close friend’s small brick house one autumn afternoon, the air thick and humid, stuck in transition from summer heat. She wasn’t home, but her neighbors’ kids ran and yelled at one another in the front yard next door,…
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Thankful for everyday love
Posted on February 8, 2014 by bethany
Today’s guest contributor is my childhood friend, Leslie Ferguson Thomas, who is on a fearless journey to become who she wants to be. Be sure to check out Leslie’s blog! My husband always refers to us as two puzzle pieces, and when we met,…
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Day 20–Becoming a vessel
Posted on February 20, 2013 by bethany
*Thank you, Debra Dickey, for serving as today’s guest contributor as part of the “28 days of love” project this February. Debra’s a regular contributor to this blog; I’m thankful for the wisdom she shares and for her friendship, too.* [Online ‘Dictionary’ of vessel] …
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Day 15–Loving what I do
Posted on February 15, 2013 by bethany
*Thanks to my sister Sarah Crowder for writing today’s post about how the love of her life has supported her in her journey to do what she loves for a living. Check out her photography business home page and her Facebook page, too.* I…
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Day 11–Five thankful people
Posted on February 11, 2013 by bethany
*Special thanks to Mary Agrusa for writing today’s post for our “28 days of love” project. Be sure to check out her blog as well.* Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalm 107:1 Five categories of…
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Day 10–Dearly loved
Posted on February 10, 2013 by bethany
*Big thank you to my friend Kelly Booy for agreeing to contribute to the “28 days of love” project!* I have had a consistent prayer for contentment these last couple of years! My awareness of this need came one summer day in 2009 while…
Category: gratitude, photographyTags: 28 days of love project, Arkansas, babies, birth, childbirth, Christ, church, contentment, dearly loved, decision making, Dutch, family, give thanks in all circumstances, God, grateful, gratitude, Holland, home buying, job, Kinderdijk's, life changes, life lessons, love, mortgage, photography, post-partum depression, prayer, pregnancy, relocation, roller coaster, satisfaction, unemployment, windmills
Day 3–The delicate dance
*I’ve known Jessica since college, and I feel privileged to have watched her evolve into who she is today. Our journeys aren’t identical, but I relate to much of her story. Check out her blog!* Gratitude and love. Topics that seem to go hand…
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Day 1: Sharing the treasure of gratitude
*Today begins my “28 days of love” project on this blog, a project to explore the connection between love and gratitude in our lives. Special thanks to Linda Unger for sharing her spiritual insights on how to share gratitude as well as a bit…
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28 days of love
Starting February 1st, I’m stoked to announce that almost 27 of my favorite people will be serving as guest writers for the blog. They were asked to submit posts related to love and gratitude and to run in any direction with that topic. I…
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God with skin on
Posted on September 2, 2012 by bethany
Chicken pocket filling for a ready-made supper. A visit from two hours away. Shadow box shopping with a crafty friend who is creating something special for our daughter’s nursery. Eight hours slaving away over a stubborn sewing machine. Countless encouraging comments. Genuine prayers. Two…
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