As a child, I used to relish the anticipation of gifts, whether it was for my birthday or Christmas. As an adult, I find greater satisfaction in selecting gifts and watching as people open and delight in them. Gifts given with love and received with thankfulness are a recipe for joy. As the Thanksgiving holiday… Continue reading Gifts & Offerings: December 2025 Scripture Writing Plan
Category: Thankfulness
The Goodness of God: November 2025 Scripture Writing Plan
Consider what it would be like to know that you will have nonstop pain, discomfort, darkness, or fear without any relief. Have you ever thought about what that might be like? When I was in my third year of college, I suffered the excruciating pain of kidney stones. When the pain began, I had no… Continue reading The Goodness of God: November 2025 Scripture Writing Plan
Blessed: February 2025 Scripture Writing Plan
"Blessed" is a ubiquitous word here in West Texas. It's not uncommon to hear phrases like, "Have a blessed day," or, "Be blessed," or "Bless your heart." (FYI, that last phrase is not always intended to be kind!). When a word such as "blessed" is used so frequently, it has a tendency to lose its… Continue reading Blessed: February 2025 Scripture Writing Plan
Abundant Mercy: Scripture Writing Plan February 2024
Have you ever been punished and knew you deserved it? How did you feel about your punishment? Were you resentful? Upset? Resigned? On the flip side, have you deserved punishment and been spared? How did it feel? Were you relieved? Grateful? Or did you take it for granted? How one receives both justice and mercy… Continue reading Abundant Mercy: Scripture Writing Plan February 2024
Abundance: Scripture Writing Plan November 2022
What abundance do you currently enjoy? If you are able to eat three meals a day, live in a relatively comfortable space, and wear clothes (and shoes), you already have abundantly more than many people in the world. God did not make physical prosperity a temperature gauge for spiritual health. If He had, then the… Continue reading Abundance: Scripture Writing Plan November 2022
Lessons from the Wilderness: Scripture Writing Plan October 2022
The desert is a desolate place. It's dry. It's dusty. It's either miserably hot or bitterly cold--there is rarely a mild day. To top it off, there is a minimal vegetation as far as the eye can see. Any visible plants include shrubs, succulents, palms or spindly Joshua Trees (in certain parts of the world).… Continue reading Lessons from the Wilderness: Scripture Writing Plan October 2022
Give Thanks to the Lord: Scripture Writing Plan November 2021
"Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever!" Psalm 107.1 Anytime is a good time to be thankful to the Lord. Around this time of year, I traditionally do some sort of thankfulness activities with my kids. When they were little, I made a "thankfulness tree" out of… Continue reading Give Thanks to the Lord: Scripture Writing Plan November 2021
Choosing Thankfulness
I’ve seen phrases like “thankful” or “grateful” or “blessed” on t-shirts, jewelry, hashtags and more. It’s great that people are proclaiming these attitudes, but it takes more than a catch-phrase to have a truly thankful heart. Can I give thanks when my heart is broken? Can I be thankful when my finances are shot to… Continue reading Choosing Thankfulness
Am I counting God’s gifts as worthless?
Wishing to be someone else or longing for life to be different sounds understandable on the surface---particularly in our culture where self-fulfillment and happiness are counted among the highest goals. However, there is an underlying insidiousness in these longings.
Am I looking at what God has given me as though it isn't good... or isn't good enough?
I am Thankful for You!
When I began this little blogging adventure in early 2015, I did not know what to expect. I felt compelled to write, as there were (and still are) so many misconceptions about God, the Bible, the truth, and Jesus, within the church and the world. I anticipated criticism. I expected it to be difficult. What… Continue reading I am Thankful for You!
Elihu's Corner 