Cultivating Gratitude: Moving From “I Have To” to “I Get To”

By Barbara Rainey | October 31, 2022 | 1 Comment

Two of my grandsons worked during their summers as counselors for Pine Cove Camp in Texas. It’s a great Christian camp with a long history of investing in kids, including inner city kids, and families. One of Pine Cove’s goals every summer is training its leaders to be grateful servants. Not begrudging unhappy servants, but […]

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How to Face Holidays When It’s Hard to be Thankful

By Barbara Rainey | October 24, 2022 | 15 Comments

One spring, years ago now, Dennis and I watched other families experience all the celebratory festivities of a senior’s year in high school: proms, award nights, graduation … But our daughter, a senior that year, had decided she was done with school. At 18, she knew she was not legally bound to us anymore, so […]

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The Barbara Rainey Podcast: The Importance of Gratitude

By Barbara Rainey | October 20, 2022 | 0 Comments

If you have been around children, I’m sure you have seen they can be selfish creatures! I vividly remember one day when my daughter Ashley called and said “Mom, I’ve figured out what my problem is.”   I said, “Okay?”   She said, “It is Daniel!”   I laughed—Daniel was her 14-month-old at the time and, long story […]

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Giving Thanks Means Speaking Thanks

By Barbara Rainey | November 22, 2021 | 2 Comments

    Only three days remain before the day which annually reminds us to express gratitude. Have you ever thought it’s not just an attitude of gratitude that’s important? What are you doing to make sure you and yours find ways to actually verbalize thanks to God for all He has given us? “Every good […]

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Why We Need Gratitude More Than Ever

By Barbara Rainey | November 1, 2021 | 0 Comments

  When the Covid-19 pandemic arrived in early 2020, did any of us have any idea how much it would still be affecting us in the final months of 2021? How it would disrupt our lives, our communities, our nation, our world? Unsettled describes life since March of 2020. But sometimes unsettled feels too mild […]

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