Most counselors will be quick to advise that a good marriage doesn’t start with your spouse, it starts with yourself. I’m sure you’ve heard it before: You can’t control what anyone else does and you […]
Tag: gratitude
Gratitude for the Hard Days
Cultivating a grateful spirit, while simple in theory, is not always easy in practice. I’m a big fan of gratitude. I can be grateful even without feeling happy, excited, or at peace. Serving a God […]
Elora’s Birth Story
Our sweet girl’s due date was May 11th, and we started the day at a doctor’s appointment. We scheduled an induction for one week later, the 18th, if needed, but I was already 2-3 centimeters […]
The Baby Story So Far
God’s glory. Whole story. He was there in the waiting, and He’s been just as present in all the rejoicing. I don’t want to let this sweet season slip away without documenting and sharing the […]
Our Too Much is Just Enough
If we are in the family of God, we all have the same mission. Jesus kept it simple: And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Mark 16:15 […]
2019 Gratitude & 2020 Word of the Year
This post is for celebrating. Celebrating what God did in 2019. Celebrating who He is. Celebrating in advance because He WILL show up in 2020. I don’t think I have ever been more confident of […]
God With Us
My word for year was (is?) ‘thrive.’ Can I tell you what I thought ‘thrive’ would mean back when I prayed about it one year ago? I thought God was preparing to teach me to […]
Thriving is Here
It’s easy to view thriving as a future-bound gift. No matter what season God has me in, I find some way to look ahead. When D and I were dating, I couldn’t wait to be […]
2017 Gratitude
Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. Genesis 12:7 (ESV) Abram saw […]
Why I Practice Gratitude
Friends, today I put on my gratitude ambassador hat. I love this topic. First, I’ll get one thing out of the way. I’m not always great at gratitude. Honestly, one of my biggest flaws is my […]
Gabrielle Ruth Writes 