Grace Today Blog

Here is a truly inspirational thought!

Are you looking for the fullest life? Does gratitude come by naturally for you?
Oftentimes is has to be learned. Sometimes learning requires practice – sometimes even mind-numbing practice.
“If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it’s not so bad.” C.S. Lewis It might even be good!

The life of gratitude takes “every day training”.
Here are words straight from Ann Voskamp’s book, One … Continue Reading

Inspiration comes in different ways. This morning at church it came through a solo. I hope you are blessed and encouraged as much as I was!
Blessings
We pray for blessings: we pray for peace, comfort for family, protection while we sleep,
We pray for healing, for prosperity. We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering.
All the while, You hear each spoken need,
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things.

‘Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops?
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The other day I ran across the sweetest youtube video and wanted to share it with you. But before I could, I felt like I should get the approval of Mary, the mother of Shannon.  Not only did she give me the nod but she also sent me a short message for me to post along with the movie.  Those of us with a special need’s child will certainly relate.

“I am honored and humbled that God granted me the absolute privelege of being chosen to be the mother and caregiver of my beautiful daughter, Shannon. She … Continue Reading

I find it difficult sometimes to have large blocks of time with the Lord on a regular basis. Do you have this same conflict in your life?  As caregivers, parents of special needs children, spouses of a handicapped loved one or anyone for that matter in a stressful life, we know how precious alone time can be.  It’s easy to get on a guilt trip when we know we should be spending time with the Lord but the demands of our unique situation pull us away.

I’ve discovered a simple … Continue Reading

The beautiful story of Johnny, the grocery store bagger truly captures the essence of service. It takes only 3 minutes to watch it. It brings service and life into perspective. Seeing Johnny in action also helps us to realize that people with special needs have a place in this world just like “normal” people where they can touch lives in a life-changing way.
It is a wonderful reminder of those that put their personal signature on their jobs each day to provide superb customer service to their coworkers … Continue Reading