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How Gratitude Improves Our Lives

November 4, 2019 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Experts say that gratitude benefits our mental and physical health. How do simple gratitude activities translate to better health?

November is a month during which psychology experts and laypeople alike laud the benefits of gratitude. They say that gratitude benefits our mental and physical health (improved sleep, decreased pain, fewer illnesses, etc.). Numerous researchers have identified these benefits in the studies they’ve conducted on gratitude. I’m super … [Read more...] about How Gratitude Improves Our Lives

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Promoting Healthful Living, Reflecting on Life Tagged With: health and safety, holidays, spiritual growth

Using Fall Decor to Promote Gratitude

October 7, 2019 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

If you’re going to decorate for fall, then why not use items that inspire gratitude? From banners to towels, here are some gratitude-inspiring items.

Some individuals really have a knack for home decorating, but I’m not one of them. I don’t have a lot of time, money, or talent to put into decorating, so I focus a lot more on function than form. However, I’m keenly aware that the appearance of my home impacts the atmosphere in my home. I want the atmosphere in my home to be warm and peaceful … [Read more...] about Using Fall Decor to Promote Gratitude

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Keeping the Home Tagged With: holidays, just for fun, spiritual growth

Praying About the Little Things

July 22, 2019 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

When we pray, we often skip over the little things and focus on things we think are significant. Perhaps we should pray for little things more often.

When my kids and I sat down to pray before breakfast a few days ago, my 4-year-old prayed that God would make her mosquito bites stop itching. We had just prayed about some weightier stuff, so I was initially taken aback by her prayer for something that was seemingly trivial. As I thought about this, my feelings of surprise faded and I … [Read more...] about Praying About the Little Things

Filed Under: Keeping the Home Tagged With: spiritual growth

How Introverts Can Successfully Practice Hospitality

June 27, 2019 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Hospitality isn’t just for extroverts! Introverts can welcome guests into their homes and still get the solitude they need in order to function well.

Introversion and Extroversion are likely the oldest and most widely discussed constructs in personality theories. Introverts tend to be reserved, quiet, and more comfortable alone. They are more sensitive to external stimuli and need time away from this in order to function well. Extroverts, on the other hand, tend to be expressive, outgoing, … [Read more...] about How Introverts Can Successfully Practice Hospitality

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Keeping the Home Tagged With: friendship, holidays, hospitality, spiritual growth

Why Don’t We Help Ourselves?

May 30, 2019 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Many of us are a bit apathetic when it comes to helping ourselves. Why is this? Here are five things that hold us back.

A couple of weeks ago, my middle daughter (who is nearly three years old) was curled up in a ball on the kitchen floor complaining that she was cold. I felt her to make sure she didn’t have a fever. She didn’t, so I’m pretty sure she felt cold because the air conditioning had just kicked on and she was directly beneath a vent. She was also on … [Read more...] about Why Don’t We Help Ourselves?

Filed Under: Reflecting on Life Tagged With: organized living, spiritual growth

How Budgeting Reveals More About Your Heart Than Your Wallet

April 22, 2019 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Budgeting reveals a lot more than the details of our financial situations. It provides a mirror for our hearts.

My husband and I have really pared down our budget in recent months. Since we got married, our goal has been to live completely free of debt (though we are comfortable having a mortgage). Thus far this has remained beyond our reach. We did pretty well during the early years of our marriage. At that time, we had two incomes and no … [Read more...] about How Budgeting Reveals More About Your Heart Than Your Wallet

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Managing Finances Tagged With: eliminating debt, frugal living, personal finance, spiritual growth

Printable Easter Story Word Clouds

April 18, 2019 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

These printable word clouds of the Easter story are a lovely item to decorate our homes and a fun way to meditate on the meaning of Easter.

As I did at Christmas, for Easter I’m sharing words from the Bible in the form of word clouds. The word cloud pictured above contains the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Word clouds are images comprised of the words used in a particular text. In this case, the text is Mark 15:22-39 and 16:1-7. The size of each word in the cloud … [Read more...] about Printable Easter Story Word Clouds

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Keeping the Home Tagged With: holidays, projects and crafts, spiritual growth

Worship Music Playlist for Labor and Delivery

April 4, 2019 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Music can be a source of encouragement during labor and while recovering from childbirth. Here are some wonderful worship songs for a labor playlist.

This is a post that I intended to share after I gave birth to my third child back in September. I didn’t get around to it right away, and then I hesitated to share it because the delivery didn’t go as planned. Of course, it’s not the playlist’s fault that I ended up needing an emergency C-section, so I decided to go ahead and share it … [Read more...] about Worship Music Playlist for Labor and Delivery

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: babies, pregnancy, spiritual growth

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