Sometimes gratitude doesn’t feel like joy. It feels like surrender. After years of waiting, hoping, & watching doors close, I've learned that “giving thanks in all circumstances” isn’t about pretending everything’s fine. It’s about trusting who God is, even when nothing makes sense. Gratitude, real gratitude, costs something — but it roots us again in His unchanging goodness. This season, may we choose to rejoice, to pray, and to give thanks! Not because life feels easy, but

Ever felt like life’s waves are tossing you around? Like sea glass, even in the tumbling, your rough edges are being softened—and the light still shines through.

You could sit there all day and listen to people describe how amazing the food is, but until you pick up your fork and take a bite, you'll never truly know its flavor. The same is true with God. We can hear about His goodness, but it’s not until we personally experience Him that we truly ‘taste and see that the Lord is good.