We love this skit. It’s fun, and it’s also true. So many times we forget to focus on the things for which we can be thankful. So, let’s change that. Let’s approach this day (and every day after) with grateful hearts. And as we look at all we have to Read More…
This week we’re celebrating a special holiday, which is set aside for Thanksgiving. It’s a special time to pause from all that is going on around us to concentrate on being thankful. Sometimes we have to look harder to find things to be thankful for; but they’re there. We’ve found Read More…
Have you thanked your spouse lately? Or do you just expect him or her to do “the right thing” and look the other way? Here’s something that Debi Walter, from the ministry of The Romantic Vineyard wrote on this issue. It’s important that we often pause to consider our spouse’s Read More…
Does your Christmas tree go up BEFORE or AFTER Thanksgiving? In this You Tube Modern Marriage Moment video Brandon and Stephanie “discuss” the question of putting up their Christmas tree before Thanksgiving. You will see that they worked it out after Stephanie surprised Brandon by actually putting the tree up without Read More…
When I was managing a Christian radio station, I had a poster hanging in our main studio. It read, “Thou, that has given so much to me, give one more thing: a grateful heart.” I did this to remind our entire staff that whenever we are on the air, we Read More…
In this season of Thanksgiving (it’s a national holiday this Thursday in the United States) it’s sometimes difficult to “give thanks” as we’re told to do in the Bible. That’s what we’re finding, anyway. When you’re facing pain and disappointments, you don’t really feel like saying, “Thanks Lord, I needed Read More…
We just celebrated a wonderful holiday known as Thanksgiving. It’s one of our very favorites. That is because it is an official holiday dedicated to focusing our hearts—sometimes rearranging our hearts in thankfulness to God. Yes, we should ALWAYS give thanks to God, according to scripture, and in the tugging Read More…
Thanksgiving is a holiday Cindy and I (Steve) have always taken seriously as a time to pause in prayer and reflect on ALL we have to thank God for —especially in our marriage. Sure, we enjoy the three “F’s” of the holiday: Food, Fellowship and Football. But at the forefront Read More…
Thanksgiving is a time to especially sit back and be thankful for all God has given us. Even in the little things, we’d best not take them for granted, but in “ALL things give thanks.” In 1 Thessalonians 5:18, we’re told to “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is Read More…
Have you made it a point to say, “Thank you” to your spouse lately? We’re not just talking about saying thanks after he or she does something for you (although that’s important too). But lets ALSO remember to give thanks beyond those common courtesies. How about telling your spouse “thank Read More…
