Over the next seven days I’m inviting you to join me for a simple 7-Day Joy Challenge—a few moments each day to notice God’s goodness and rediscover the quiet strength of joy. Notice Gratitude Joy often begins not with dramatic change but with noticing what is already present. Gratitude turns the heart toward God’s faithfulness….
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Reconciling
We’re sitting in the car as gray clouds gather and light rain sprinkles the dusty old Texas cemetery. Memory erupts in the calm silence of honor as we quietly gaze at and contemplate the Wilks’ family plot and gravestones. Mom and Dad Wilks lived, loved, and left a legacy of hard-work, moral values, and deep…
The Prickly Cactus of Ungratefulness
As a parent, one of the things I most appreciate is gratefulness from my daughter. I love to give and provide for her. That is in the DNA of parenting. In fact, I want to give and provide more and more. I love to bless her and see her smile. But an ungrateful heart can…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 