This week is Thanksgiving, 2016, and is a holiday celebrated every year by millions of Americans. Is there something more than just eating food and watching football? Every year most families sit around the dinner table after eating Thanksgiving dinner and take time saying the things for which they are thankful. These are meaningful times for each family. Sometimes the thanks …
How To Make Thanksgiving Memories
Thanksgiving is one of the greatest times of the year for making memories. Memories like: the smell of the turkey roasting or smoking, the desserts cooking and of course the smell of the mash potatoes. I am convinced that it is not Thanksgiving unless you have turkey and mash potatoes. But is so much more than just the yummy food …
How Thanking God Strengthens Prayer Life
We are taught early on as Christians to thank God for the things in our lives, specifically giving thanks before we eat. But how can thanking God strengthen our prayer life? The third part of the acronym C.A.T.S is Thanksgiving or giving thanks. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of giving thanks is, praying over …
The C.A.T.S Prayer Pattern
Prayer is a staple component to any healthy Christians relationship with God. But many Christians do not know how to pray. Prayer is something that is hard to grasp. I remember when I was a young teenager my father began to take us through a book teaching us how to become men of God. Through this time and the next …
How To Prepare for Thanksgiving
This is the last week before Thanksgiving. Where has the time gone this year? I am amazed at how fast time flies past and before your know it, the next year starts. With this in mind, how can you help slow things down over the holidays, specifically Thanksgiving. Take time for yourself (if you have a spouse take some alone …