Autumn & Thanksgiving

The holiday season can bring joy, but also significant stress and overwhelm for many adults. Discover four practical strategies to protect your peace and navigate the festivities with intention and a grounded sense of calm.

Whether you are looking for a short thanksgiving prayer to say before your Thanksgiving Day dinner or seeking a new way to say thank you to God for today, you have come to the right place! We have collected our favorite thanksgiving prayers and blessings that are short and simple but yet full of meaning.

The world rushes. God doesn’t. Discover how to stay emotionally anchored and spiritually discerning while dating during the most pressure-filled time of year.

The first Christians had almost nothing, but they lived like they had everything. Discover five bold ways they made gratitude their lifestyle.

Navigating the complexities of family gatherings, especially during holidays like Thanksgiving, can be challenging yet deeply rewarding. This article offers a practical, faith-based approach to fostering unity within families, providing actionable steps to overcome tension and cultivate stronger relationships.

While turkey may be the star of the table, for me Thanksgiving is all about the side dishes. So in honor of this wonderful holiday, which is one of my favorites, I want to give you my ranking of the top 10 side dishes for Thanksgiving.

Whatever you do as a mom for your kids/family this holiday season, remember, your efforts go a long way. You don’t have to have the picture-perfect holiday to have an impact or make a memory.

Thanksgiving is coming, and that means traveling, dinners, family, friends, and Christmas shopping. It is easy to lose track of what’s going on and even easier to disconnect from your spouse when the holidays roll around. This is because there is so much to do and so little time to do it. Still, it doesn’t have to be this way. There are many ways to stay connected to your spouse this Thanksgiving.

The best gift you can give your spouse this year might be grace. Discover seven simple ways to extend kindness and keep your marriage strong through the holidays.

We bring our insecurities, dysfunction, past hurts, and areas of deception into every encounter, as does everyone with whom we engage. This can lead to misunderstandings and increased hurt. In Matthew 7, Jesus provides steps we can take to guard against this.

And that night, in the silence, my widowed dad wandered home to his empty house. Alone. And I received a text that said, "I've never felt so full in all my life. Thank you, my little turkey." Reach out a hand this Thanksgiving. You may be surprised who reaches back.

Once you've incorporated regular thank yous in your home, get the children to extend their thank yous to thankfulness by regularly asking them what they're thankful for. This can be kickstarted at Thanksgiving but should be something you revisit again and again throughout the year. Get your kids—and by extension, yourself!—into the habit of publicly saying thanks for all the good and perfect gifts our heavenly Father bestows on us.

Given the inherent challenges, how can we make the most of the extended family Thanksgiving table?

If your heart feels heavy under the weight of holiday demands, you’re not alone. These five gentle, Scripture-rooted reminders can help you trade stress for peace and put Christ at the center again.

Holiday tension starts when silent expectations collide. This heartfelt guide helps you release control, communicate clearly, and build unity in your home this season.