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Traveling back home. Or staying in town with friends. Working. Or having time off from work. Full of excitement around this upcoming season. Or feeling overwhelmed and anxious by the business around the Holidays.
 
Wherever you land,


Do you sometimes get this nagging feeling, like, "there has to be a better way to do this?"

Well... 

Let's grow in our gratitude. Research shows this makes us happier & healthier people. Makes sense, right?

In this season, I challenge us to praise God for simply who God is. And that God is present with us - through it all.
6 Ways to Give Thanks

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Keep a gratitude journal. Make it a habit to write down your blessings. It might be helpful to write down 3 each day, or 5 each week. Remember not only the great things in life, but also God's presence with you through the challenging and messy parts of your life.

End every day in gratitude. Pick a time every day to thank God for something from that day — tell God exactly what that thing has meant to you.

Hardships. Get a current hardship in mind. Tell God about it. Where do you see God in this hardship? Is there anything to be thankful for in that hardship? If you cannot find God in it, spend time asking God to speak to you.

Notice comparisons. Notice your tendency to make comparisons - especially those that result in bad feelings or feelings of entitlement. Practice abstaining from thinking about what you don't have, and start mentally celebrating what you do have.

Write a thank-you note. You can make yourself happier and nurture your relationship with another person by writing a thank-you letter expressing your enjoyment and appreciation of that person's impact on your life. Send it, or better yet, deliver and read it in person if possible. Once in a while, write one to yourself.

Thank someone mentally. No time to write? It may help just to think about someone who has done something nice for you, and mentally thank the individual.

Edited from Adele Ahlberg Calhoun's Spiritual Disciplines Handbook & Harvard Health Publishing

This Week's News

No community dinner or Ascent.

Next week - see you at 6:15pm for Wednesday dinner, and at 7:15pm afterwards for our Ascent gathering.

For those who missed it, check out the video below! John Bartlett shared his testimony of what Ascent & the PCJH church fam has meant in his life. Thanks, John! We love ya!
John Bartlett, click image to play video
Heads-up! Brain & Sandra Bultema, our friends from PCJH who now live in Lima, help manage Dargui Tours in Peru. Brain & Sandra will be in Jackson for a week this winter to promote two of their trips.

Check out these opportunities!

- Salkantay Trek (Cusco & Lima) - April 10 -19
https://www.darguitours.com/salkantay-trek-peru
- Huayhuash Circuit - July 14-22 - Trek Only (Lima & Huaraz arrival on own)

Reach out to Liz or Brian Bultema for further details. 
Thanks, team! As always, please reach out! I'm here for you. Share your ideas, concerns, or just chat over coffee, ice cream, etc. Hope to see you soon! You're always welcome.

Liz Collins 
cell: 573.418.7704
email: lcollins@pcjh.org






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