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Gratitude

Read more about the article The Power of Saying Thank You

The Power of Saying Thank You

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:February 9, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Healing
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One way to make your day better today: say thank you.  One way to make another person’s day better today: say thank you. It’s one of those tiny habits that…

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Read more about the article At Thanksgiving, Don’t Simply Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

At Thanksgiving, Don’t Simply Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 23, 2022
  • Post category:Faith
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I was reminded this year that Abraham Lincoln was the first American President to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. He did so in 1863, in the midst of a brutal…

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Looking Back Before Looking Ahead

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 3, 2022
  • Post category:Faith/Healing
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I know the idea of welcoming a new year is to look ahead. Make resolutions. Set goals. Establish new routines.  But before I do any of that, I need to…

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Read more about the article Returning to My Series on Gratitude
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Returning to My Series on Gratitude

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 22, 2021
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In 2019 I wrote a series of posts on gratitude. This year I'm returning again to the truths I wrote in that series two years ago, such as: Thanksgiving is…

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A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 10 | Three New Books

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 22, 2021
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Disability/Parenting
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Ending the day without anxiety. Receiving spiritual truth and practical wisdom from another mother of a child with a disability. And entering into a story about the extravagant tenderness of…

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Read more about the article Gratitude Is a Part of Healing

Gratitude Is a Part of Healing

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 18, 2021
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Is gratitude a part of healing?  This past week, I read a healing story in Luke 17. Ten men with leprosy cry out to Jesus that he “have mercy” on…

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Great or Grateful?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 14, 2021
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Penny expresses gratitude with abandon. Every Sunday morning throughout the pandemic, we have each written down our thanksgivings on an index card (see picture above). We do this, per our…

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Read more about the article Thankfulness or Toxic Positivity?

Thankfulness or Toxic Positivity?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 27, 2020
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Many of us are away from family and friends at a time of year when we usually gather together. I don’t want to be too relentlessly upbeat about this sad…

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A Series on Gratitude

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 25, 2020
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In 2019 I wrote a series of posts on gratitude. Thanksgiving feels different this year, and I'm finding I need reminders of the truths I wrote in the gratitude series…

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Read more about the article Postponed Speaking Events, Grief, and Gratitude

Postponed Speaking Events, Grief, and Gratitude

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 17, 2020
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Today I expected to be speaking at the Festival of Faith and Writing in Grand Rapids, MI. I was planning a new talk about the relationship between love and justice,…

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