November 2012 Desktop Calendar

I've been thinking a lot lately about giving, and how the act of giving is so good for my soul. I want to develop the gifts God has given me not so I can hoard them for myself, but so that I can be used to  bless those around me. I feel as though I'm entering into a season of growing in intentional giving, and one way I can practice this discipline is through little gifts on this blog. Giving reminds me that life's not all about me and that my life can count for so much more than myself. It is so easy for me to get wrapped up in my own tiny world, scared of what others will think of me or if I'm measuring up to everyone else. But when I give, it isn't about me, it's about you, and ultimately about Him. So over the next few weeks I hope to give thanks to God by giving of myself; what the Lord is teaching me, what I'm learning and what I'm making. So to start, here is my little offering. I hope it brings you cheer and reminds you to give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you (1 Thess. 5:18).

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