Abundant Gifts

I got word from Compassion International that the area in Haiti where my child, St. Hilaire Germima, lives was “moderately affected” and no deaths reported. Thank God! And thanks to all who prayed for this dear child and her family. I am so relieved they are as safe as can be expected under the circumstances. [...]

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This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for so many things. However, as I reflected upon what I’m most grateful for, I’d have to say one thing: the Holy Spirit.
It simply blows my mind on a daily basis that God actually dwells inside those who welcome Jesus into their hearts, that center of our being that contains everything [...]

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In honor of Valentine’s Day, Iwould like to give you a way to increase the love in your life.
The love that will increase is your sense of God’s love for you. Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions will open your eyes to the kinds of gifts God has been giving you, out of love, [...]

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One of the things I “do for a living” is work with publishers and authors to get the word out about their books through something called a “Virtual Book Tour.”
I’d like to invite you to one I’m doing in just a few days.
If you’re a leader of any stripe (parent, educator, church leader, [...]

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When I worked as an editor at Campus Life magazine (many moons ago), August was the month Christmas was on our minds. That was the month we worked on the November/December issue.
I don’t know why, all these years later, I’m thinking of this. Maybe it’s because I have two teenagers of my own.
Anyway, I got [...]

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Someone just sent me an idea for giving a very meaningful gift.
She said one of her favorite gifts was sent to her by a friend who had just moved away. The gift was a devotional book that the friend was also planning to read in the coming year. The accompanying note said, “Even though we’re [...]

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This Thanksgiving I’m going to conduct a spiritual experiment of sorts.
It’s typical to give thanks for the good things in life.
I want to go further. I want to be as grateful for the hard things, the seemingly “bad” things–the things I don’t like about my life, even the things I hate and wish would go [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!
As you begin to count your blessings, I’d like to remind you of the free Abundant Gifts eBook Journal that you can use to record God’s goodness in your life.
Why not start a new tradition, this Thanksgiving, of recording God’s many blessings?
You can record it for yourself. You can ask family members and/or [...]

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This is the time of year when we “count our blessings.”
As you think of all the gifts God has given you, do you ever wonder what you can give back? How you can express your gratitude?
There is one thing that makes God smile. That, perhaps, is what he’s after when he gives us so much.
Trust.
He [...]

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I’ve often said, some of the best gifts are not always apparent at first.
They don’t appear to be gifts at all, at first. However, I’m firmly convinced (having tested this for years now), that anything can be a gift if we affirm it as such in faith.
Recently, I learned that Abundant Gifts is going out [...]

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