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Day 46: Gathering Spaces
Thank you, God, for a gathering place. (A whole other gratitude journal entry could be written about experiences in being lost and told...
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7 days ago3 min read
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Day 45: Hard Work
A blog post in three parts. I forgot yesterday that there was a song devotional put out by the denomination for the final days of Holy...
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Apr 183 min read
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Day 44: Love
Thank you, God, for the capacity to love. It’s Maundy Thursday. Sometimes we get distracted—by the heaviness of Good Friday ahead or the...
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Apr 172 min read
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Day 43: Walking in Scripture
Thank You, God, for the Bible. This week, as I prepare my heart for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the celebration of Easter, I’m...
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Apr 162 min read
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Day 42: Community
Thank You, God, for Community Every community I’ve been part of has something unique to offer. But I don’t think many people realize just...
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Apr 152 min read
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Day 41: Warmth
Thank you, God, for the feeling of warmer weather. Mondays are often a slow start for me. Sundays tend to take more out of me than I plan...
vandaliafumc
Apr 142 min read
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Day 40: God Sees Me
Thank You, God, for seeing me. Today is Palm Sunday. I never quite know what to make of it. Is this how Easter should begin—with a parade...
vandaliafumc
Apr 132 min read
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Day 39: Saturdays
Thank You, God, for Saturdays Well, it doesn’t have to be a Saturday. Thank you, God, for the days we have off. “Days off” is a bit of a...
vandaliafumc
Apr 122 min read
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Day 38: Sharing
Thank you, God, for sharing. I don’t know how to sum this up in one word—but I do know how good it feels. Sharing is a gift. God shares...
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Apr 112 min read
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Day 37: Food
Thank you, God, for food. This should be an obvious one, but I haven’t shared about it yet. I like food—probably more than I should—yet...
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Apr 102 min read
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Day 36: Grumpiness
Which do you see first? A reason to be joyous or a reason to be grumpy? Thank you, God, for my grumpiness. Yep, you read that right. We...
vandaliafumc
Apr 93 min read
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Day 35: Scripture and People
Thank you, God, for Scripture. I’ve surely shared something about Scripture in the past 30-plus days. And at this point, I’ve tried to...
vandaliafumc
Apr 82 min read
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Day 34: Optimism or Foxes
Thank you, God, for optimism. Okay, I wrote those first words and already had questions for myself. If you know me, you know I love...
vandaliafumc
Apr 72 min read
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Day 33: Laughter
Thank you, God, for laughter. Today, God, I thank you for laughter.This is another Sunday when the added devotional and today’s sermon go...
vandaliafumc
Apr 62 min read
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Day 32: Dreams
Thank you, God, for dreams. Today, I am thankful to God for dreams. I’m not talking about the kind of dreams we usually mean—goals,...
vandaliafumc
Apr 52 min read
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Day 31: Research
Thank you, God, for giving me a love for research. This morning I started wondering—maybe there’s a difference between thankfulness and...
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Apr 43 min read
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Day 30: Coffee
Thank you, God, for coffee. I don’t think it’s really about coffee, though. I think it’s about beginning the day. When I wake up, I drag...
vandaliafumc
Apr 32 min read
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Day 29: Job
Thank you, God, for my job. There are many directions I could take this, but I just want to say—I am really thankful for my job (emphasis...
vandaliafumc
Apr 22 min read
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Day 28: Green
Thank you, God, for the color green. I never thought I would thank God for a color at my age. However, I woke up after a poor night's...
vandaliafumc
Apr 12 min read
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Day 27: Weather
Thank you, God, for the weather. Can I thank God for something that I am not happy about? I do not like to be cold. I really don’t like...
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Mar 312 min read
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