When pain is like a house guest that wears out their welcome – Advent Psalm of Thanksgiving, Preview

The holiday season is in full swing, having started a few weeks ago with Thanksgiving and lasting until after New Year’s Day.  During the holidays, many people will spend time with family.  On Thanksgiving my family had lunch at my parents and dinner at my in-laws.  Thankfully, they live only 5 minutes apart.  Over theContinue reading “When pain is like a house guest that wears out their welcome – Advent Psalm of Thanksgiving, Preview”

Follow-up to Not Feeling Thankful on Thanksgiving

It was wonderful to sing songs of thanksgiving to God this past Sunday.  Great to celebrate communion together, to give thanks (which is the meaning of the word eucharist) to the Lord for his amazing gift of love to us.  It was also great to talk more about growing the discipline of thanksgiving at sermonContinue reading “Follow-up to Not Feeling Thankful on Thanksgiving”

On not feeling thankful during Thanksgiving

I found this quote that made me wonder how you might be thinking during this season of Thanksgiving. There are plenty of people who don’t feel thankful at Thanksgiving.  Life is very hard.  Maybe you’re one of those people who is struggling.  Know that you’re not alone, and there is hope! Sometime you might considerContinue reading “On not feeling thankful during Thanksgiving”