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Tagged: American gratitude

How to be Happy
Posted on Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: 10 benefits to gratitude journaling, 5 ways to regain gratitude, American gratitude, be specific and gratitude increases, Carol McClain, gratitude, James 1:17, journaling, Matthew 7:7, Philippians 4:8, Tangled Lives, Treasured Lives series, Writing Redemption

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change” James 1:17. Last week, I wrote about the joy you will find by keeping a gratitude journal. My friend challenged me to find 1000 different things to …[ read more ]
American Gratitude: Don’t Let It Go Extinct
Posted on Monday, July 8th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 5 ways to regain gratitude, American gratitude, Carol McClain, gratitude, thankfulness, Writing Redemption

By: Carol McClain carol_mcclain My friend bought a vacation home on a beautiful lake. For years she’d marvel about her good fortune. Then time passed. It became a small, unremarkable house on a cul-de-sac of million dollar homes. She lost the wonder. This year, though, she sat on her dock. Fireworks exploded down the cove. The …[ read more ]

How Can You See God?

Carol McClain "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matt. 5:7 I sometimes think this Beatitude dovetails with the first of the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20: 2: Thou shalt not have any gods besides me. And commandment number one segues into number two: do not make any graven image. In today's world, we are making God in our own image. We decide we're pagan or non-heterosexual or not "in love" with our spouse any longer. We tell ourselves our god is fine with this. Our truth supports our feelings. We forget that truth is a… ...[ full story ]

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