Christmas. A time when people are a little more kind, show a little more love, and hearts are softened. Why? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly7c9scxB9I There is a reason Jesus Christ is known as the Light of the world, the Comforter, the Prince of Peace. He makes it possible for all of us to overcome our weaknesses, to break […]
Archives for November 2015
The Ultimate Gratitude List
Count your many blessings. Have an attitude of gratitude. Be content with what you have. We’ve all heard these sayings and others, usually shared by well meaning friends (maybe you’ve done the sharing?), in an effort to help us realize we really aren’t lacking anything. Maybe it’s also been suggested to you to keep a […]
Help Wanted and some Winners
Whew! Planning and thinking of new things to do, new ways to write out gratitude lists, new takes on serving or teaching kids to serve isn’t hard for me to do. It’s the actual creating, gathering graphics, and putting it all together (including taking pictures for blog posts) that takes a HUGE amount of time! […]
Names of Christ Advent Devotional {Giveaway}
Oh, how I love the Christmas season! I enjoy all the gift giving and caroling, the cookie baking and decorating, but mostly I enjoy focusing on Who we are celebrating and why. My friend, Heidi, at A Lively Hope has created a wonderful Names of Christ Advent Devotional to help us do just that. There are 24 […]
A Simple Lesson on Service for Kids
I’ve created this super simple lesson on service to teach children about serving others. There is a download of the lesson at the bottom of the post. Show a picture of Jesus Christ. It can be one you have in your home or print one off of the LDS Media Library. Jesus loved serving others. […]
Give and Receive Joy
Can you package JOY? I am grateful for first baby laughs. There is something so joyful and sweet and innocent about babies laughing. You just can’t help but smile yourself. #gratitude #gratefulhearts #henrymurdock A video posted by Montserrat Wadsworth (@cranialhiccups) on Nov 2, 2015 at 2:17pm PST Can you box up baby laughter, the smell […]
Dinner Conversation Starters: Gratitude Edition
Why are so many memories centered around food? Is it because one of the primal instincts to eat is more enjoyable when shared in the company of others? I’m not sure. I just know some of my favorite parts of the day are spent sitting around the dinner table eating a meal with my family. […]
Grateful Hearts, Giving Hands: A gratitude and service series
I love this season of Thanks & Giving! Giving and gratitude go hand in hand. Each builds the other, leads to the other, circling upward into a wonderful whirlwind of lifting. It is not by accident that the lifting draws us closer to God. We can truly make the holidays holy days as we shift our […]