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How to Avoid 4 Holiday Pitfalls

How to Avoid 4 Holiday Pitfalls

by John Thurman | Dec 10, 2025 | Christmas Stress, Holiday Stress, Marriage Stress, Resilient Living

How to Avoid 4 Holiday Pitfalls Can you believe it? Christmas is almost here. Tree lots are bustling, lights sparkle brightly, and kids’ lists grow longer. In just a few days, millions of us will go home, embrace tradition, family, and that elusive holiday...
Embracing Hope: The First Step of the Advent

Embracing Hope: The First Step of the Advent

by John Thurman | Dec 2, 2024 | Christmas, Christmas Stress, Holiday Stress, Resilient Faith-Based Living, Resilient Living

Embracing Hope: The First Step of the Advent By John Thurman The First Sunday of Advent: Lighting the Candle of Hope This weekend, my wife and I began a tradition we’ve kept for 53 years. As we sipped our morning coffee, we lit the first candle on our Advent...
Illuminate Your Christmas with Faith and Joy

Illuminate Your Christmas with Faith and Joy

by John Thurman | Dec 14, 2023 | Christmas Stress, Christmas Traditions, Holiday Stress, Resilient Faith-Based Living, Resilient Living

Photo credit: John Thurman (c) 2023 Jesus, the Light of the World   Jesus once told people, “I am the Light of the World; anyone who follows Me will not walk in darkness but will have the Light of life.” – JOHN 8:12 (NLT)   Christmas is almost...

5 Ways to Use Gratitude as a Powerful Stress Buster

by John Thurman | Nov 10, 2020 | Gratitude, Holiday Stress, Resilience, Stress, Stress Management

“Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” C.K.Chesterson “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is Good! His faithful love endures forever.” Psalm 107:1 Are you sick and tired of the tediousness of the COVID restrictions? Are you feeling worn down being a...
6 Ways to Grow In Gratitude this Thanksgiving

6 Ways to Grow In Gratitude this Thanksgiving

by John Thurman | Nov 25, 2019 | Holiday Stress, Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving with the Electric Strawberry (25th Infantry Division) “Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” C.K.Chesterson A SPECIAL NOTE: I am thankful to be an American, I am thankful to be a Veteran, and I am grateful for the men and women who will not be with...

A Different Kind of Christmas

by John Thurman | Dec 22, 2016 | Christmas, Christmas Stress, Grief, Holiday Depression, Holiday Stress

My First Christmas without my Mama by John Thurman This Christmas will mark a first for me. It will be a bittersweet one because my mama went to be with the Lord on December 3, 2016. Her death was not a shock or a surprise. For the past several years she fought off...
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