Tag Archives: Faith
Gratitude in Grief
“God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” - Revelation 21:...
AllMomDoes Nov 14, 2016
Raising Thankful Kids
Until they were about seven or eight, we had our kids convinced there was no television station except PBS. This neatly solved the problem of commercials and those glassy-eyed gimmie faces that a conf...
AllMomDoes Nov 13, 2016
When You Can't Be Thankful At Thanksgiving
November reminds us to be thankful. And, that is a wonderful thing. But, what if you feel like you just can’t be thankful right now?
There is always pressure for believers...
Ann Kirsten Nov 13, 2016
Practicing Thankfulness in the World
Praise the Lord, my soul…
How many are your works, Lord!
In wisdom you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures…
Praise the Lord, my...
AllMomDoes Nov 12, 2016
Practicing Thankfulness at Home
'Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.' Colossians 2:7 (NLT)...
AllMomDoes Nov 11, 2016
Practicing Thankfulness at Work
Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom or you work at a corporate job, run your own businesses or spend your days going from soccer practice to ballet, we all have work to do; it looks different for ...
AllMomDoes Nov 10, 2016
The Practice of Thankfulness
Kind of like a cruel joke treasure hunt. My car failed emissions and the mechanic did $350 of repairs. My four-year-old Zoe and I had gone from office to office, appointment to appoi...
Nov 09, 2016
Finding Contentment in the Everyday
I teach writing for a living and one of the best-known lessons of writing is to ‘write what you know,’ which is a funny thing because that’s the main writing lesson I break. I never ...
AllMomDoes Nov 08, 2016
Stopping the “Woe Is Me”
My 19-year-old middle daughter Katie had been alive this time last month, and now she was gone—struck down by a ruptured cerebral aneurysm just a month after completing her freshman year of coll...
AllMomDoes Nov 07, 2016
How Can We Develop a Thankful Heart?
My daughter sat on the floor with her dresser drawers open, surrounded by fabric casualties. She repeated the phrase that so many of us utter in the early morning hours--'I don't have anything to wear...
AllMomDoes Nov 06, 2016