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Posted on March 29, 2018
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My daughter earned her first $1 bill today. Is that legal? Surely not. Well, it happened, nonetheless. We enjoyed lunch after church at a local diner. Our waitress, a young, cheerful woman who told me she had a five year-old son, went out of her… Continue Reading “Maggie’s first job”
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Category: gratitudeTags: church, daughter, diner, for fun and for free, grateful, gratitude, job, joy, mom, overwhelmed, parenting, perfectionism, school, service, thankful, waitress, work
Posted on December 1, 2016
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Today’s post is written by one of my students, Roy Meisinger, as a token of appreciation to his wife. Dear wife, I would like to take the time to tell you how thankful I am that God chose you to be my wife. I… Continue Reading “A letter to my wife”
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Category: gratitudeTags: children, church, college, employment, family, God, gratitude, husband, marriage, Philippians, support, thankful, wife
Posted on April 26, 2015
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Today’s post is the first in what I hope to be a series of post by friends and guest contibutors on the topic of Mother’s Day and all things related. Big thanks to my guest writer today, blogger and former Arkansan Kambri Davidson, who… Continue Reading “Being a mom: it’s hard, y’all”
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Category: gratitudeTags: addiction, alcoholism, anger, blogging, children, church, decision making, domestic violence, drug, forgiveness, God, grateful, gratitude, Jesus, Kambri Davidson, Katchup with Kambri, love, mama, marriage, mom, mother, Mother's Day, motherhood, obstacles, overdosing, parenting, prayer, resentment, sister, thankful, writing
Posted on February 2, 2015
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Today’s post is written by my friend Betty Gail Jones. Thank you, Betty Gail, for the beautiful reminder of the greatest love of all. There once was a man who lived in perfect paradise where he was surrounded by riches and beauty. Every hour… Continue Reading “The greatest love”
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Category: gratitudeTags: beauty, bride, Christ, Christianity, church, creation, death, fairy tale, God, God's love, God's plan, good guy wins, gratitude, greatest love of all, heart, Jesus, knight in shining armor, love, love story, perfect love, slavery, spirituality, Valentine's Day
Posted on November 27, 2013
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*Thank you, Cecilia Baker, for sharing your love story with us on Day 27 of the Dear Gratitude project.* I wish I could thank the lady who decided to do her laundry one Friday night. She was my fairy godmother. She appeared one night,… Continue Reading “Day 27: Dear heaven-sent lady”
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Posted on November 21, 2013
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*Thanks to my friend Brandon Davidson for serving as the guest writer for Day 21 of the Dear Gratitude project. His post is guaranteed to make you laugh. It will probably cause you to pause and give thanks for all the people and circumstances… Continue Reading “Day 21: A look back”
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Posted on November 20, 2013
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*Today, we have the pleasure of reading a post from fellow blogger Mark Luker. Be sure to check out Mark’s blog!* Grandma, This is a letter I should have sent you a long, long, time ago, and even though you can no longer remember… Continue Reading “Day 20: Dear Grandma”
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Category: gratitudeTags: 2013 gratitude project, care, children, church, Dear Gratitude project, discipline, family, God, God provides, grandma, grandparents, grateful, gratitude, letter, love, Mark Luker, memories, parenting, parents, plantingpotatoes, raising grandchildren, sacrificial love, serving God, thank you, thankful, Tom Sawyer
Posted on November 16, 2013
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*Thanks to my friend Latresha Woodruff for serving as the guest writer for Day 16 of the Dear Gratitude project. This is a letter Latresha wrote to her mom on Valentine’s Day.* Mom, I thought this Valentine’s Day I wouldn’t use a card to… Continue Reading “Day 16: Dear Mom”
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Posted on November 10, 2013
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*Day 10’s post comes from my college friend Kelly Williams Barnett, who has become a great mom of a beautiful little girl.* Dear Caroline, Thank you for making most days crazy socks day. Thank you for helping me avoid stepping on hot lava. Thank… Continue Reading “Day 10: Dear Caroline”
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Category: gratitudeTags: books, children, church, daughters, Dear Gratitude project, girls, grateful, gratitude, gratitude project, Halloween, hugs, joy, Lisa Frank, love, mom, mother, motherhood, parenting, school, thankful, thanksgiving
Posted on May 21, 2013
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I’ll never forget my friend Josh Lane picking me up and carrying me through rubble and downed power lines to get to my parents’ house 30 minutes after a tornado did epic damage to my hometown. At the time, I was a college student… Continue Reading “A Place Where There Are No More Tears”
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