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Will you take the BOLD 30 days without complaining challenge?
30 Days Without Complaining??? Going without complaining is hard enough to do for five minutes much less 30 days, but I’ve learned that the secret to thankfulness is changing my heart from the inside out. Every fall, near the end of October thankfulness and gratitude challenges begin to dominate social media as we start to look ahead to the Thanksgiving holiday with a sense of how greatly we have been blessed. But after participating in several different Thankfulness/Gratitude Challenges, I noticed that being thankful in one social media post a day wasn’t the same thing as truly having an attitude of thankfulness. Was I truly focusing on the blessings that God has…
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Are you looking for cute Thanksgiving Decorations?
Looking for cute Thanksgiving Decorations, but not finding much left on the shelves? Don’t Stress – Here are some of my favorite ideas! (Heaven not Harvard is a participant in affiliate programs including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.) Today, I went shopping for Thanksgiving decorations. I had a coupon for the local home decor store, and I was so excited. All week, I’d been looking forward to this shopping trip. Walking in, I was prepared to spend a decent amount of money I’ve been saving since my birthday.…
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Why and How to Celebrate Pastor Appreciation Month
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Your pastor may get a lot of attention on Sunday morning, but what he really does is mostly behind the scenes. And this month is a great time to recognize how much he really does to care for your church family. Sometimes, people think pastors just preach on Sunday morning. Who wouldn’t like a one day a week job? (Heaven not Harvard is a participant in affiliate programs including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.) However, in addition to sermon preparation (which takes…
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Creative Ways to Have Extra Christmas Money
Wouldn’t a little extra Christmas money make Christmas a little more magical and a lot less stressful this year? While giving gifts isn’t the main message of CHRISTmas, we do want to show people how loved they are! But we don’t always have the funds for what is in our hearts. (Heaven not Harvard is a participant in affiliate programs including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.) Every year, I promise myself I’ll actually enjoy Christmas with all the delicious baking and warm family times. But the stress of…
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Convicted & Inspired to have a Childlike Faith
Have you ever wondered what have a childlike faith means? (Heaven not Harvard is a participant in affiliate programs including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.) Jesus taught some pretty serious lessons regarding children in the gospels, lessons about how precious children really are in His sight, and how the angels of children always have His Father’s ear. One of the most simply stated and most challenging was to have a childlike faith and be like the children. Matthew 18:3 ESV And said, “Truly, I say to you, unless…
