STORIES OF BLESSING FOR NOVEMBER 29, 2014
TOPICS IN THIS BLOG POST:
1 A new/old layout and an explanation of "topics in this blog post section" of every blog post
2 An End of Year Blessings Counted Challenge check-in
3 The 34 x 365 Blessings Challenge
4 Colossians 2:7 (NLT)
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A NEW/OLD LAYOUT FOR THIS BLOG AND EVERY BLOG POST
Written 2014-11-29 12:39:53, Saturday
I have a great deal to say about blessings, gratitude, and thanksgiving (giving thanks), I must admit. One blog post a day just is not enough. Therefore, I am going to start doing several blog posts, but will combine them all into one.
This really is not anything new. I did this when I first started this blog and have decided to start to do it again. I do not want to shortchange you and everything you could get from this blog.
I am sure that not every topic will catch your eye. However, I hope that with additional blog content, it will increase the likelihood you will find something to read. I will try to include a "TOPICS IN THIS BLOG POST" so it can help you decide if you want to skim the blog post or read it. I hope this helps and offers a little more structure than the free fall from earlier in this blog.
PLEASE NOTE: Every time you see "-------------" it denotes a change in topic. This is to help make a separation visually so we can tell the switch between topics when we read each blog post.
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AN END OF YEAR BLESSINGS COUNTED CHALLENGE CHECK-IN
Written 2014-11-29 12:45:35, Sat.
So, how is your End of Year Blessings Counted Challenge going for you so far?
Today, we are to count 40 blessings of 1,320 blessings between now and the end of the year. (or whatever you decided).
I admit, I got excited and started my End of Year Blessings Counted List a day early. This challenge technically begins today. It is going easily for me right now. If I look back at 2014, there is much to count as a blessing, in spite of how challenging this year was at points (this is a blessing in and of itself). So, counting 40 yesterday and 35 today so far has been a pleasure actually.
This challenge is actually more than another challenge I've issued. It's what I want to do for the next year--and do between November 2014 and December 31, 2015. I'm calling it "The 34 x 365 Blessings Challenge." See the next section below.
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THE 34 X 365 BLESSINGS CHALLENGE
THE 34 X 365 BLESSINGS CHALLENGE (AKA THE 2015 BLESSINGS COUNTED LIST CHALLENGE OR THE 1,000 BLESSINGS COUNTED PER MONTH CHALLENGE)
As of November 01, 2014, I decided to count at least 1,000 blessings per month for at least the next year.
Actually, it's from November 01, 2014 to December 31, 2015, which means I would count at least 13,000 blessings in 13 months.
How will this change me and my life? Will it? (How could it not?)
What will it mean for me and my life?
What will it mean for my writing?
What will it mean for my faith?
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN ME?
Do you want to join me in this endeavor--and count 1,000 blessings per month from now until the end of 2015?
If so, attach a comment at the end of any blog post--and let's encourage one another, hold each other accountable, and share our stories of blessing through counting so many blessings.
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Colossians 2:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
7 Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.
-- New Living Translation (NLT)
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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(Image credit: Stacy Duplease and Remembering your Present, LLC 2014. All three images in this blog post.)
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