Most of us are familiar with the stirring open scene to the movie, “The Sound of Music.”
Remember it?
I’m talking about when the camera pans closer and closer over the mountains to where Julie Andrews broke out into song, melodically boasting about how the hills are alive with the sound of music.
This inspirational image and idea comes very close to what the Apostle Paul was urging us to do when he wrote these words in Colossians 3:16. Only he wasn’t talking about praising in song the beauty of a mountainside, but rather …
Want to read the rest of this post and find out what these 2 gratitude exercises are? Then head on over to where my latest devotional has been published at Devotable. 😉
But wait … there’s more!
I’d love for you to head over to A Wife Like Me for my most recent post, 5 Ways to Be an Encouraging Mother-In-Law. I may be a newbie at being a MIL, but I’ve found inspiration in the example my own MIL, as well as in the example of a biblical MIL found in Naomi. I think you’ll agree there’s a LOT to aspire to and model for our adult children, encouraging them in our relationships with them.
What is one thing you are grateful for?
What is at least one positive thing you’ve learned from your mother-in-law?
Here are some other lovely linkups I join – Inspire Me Monday, Kingdom Bloggers, Literary Musing Mondays, Purposeful Faith, Tell His Story, InstaEncouragements Linkup, Recharge Wednesday, Porch Stories Linkup, Welcome Heart, Worth Beyond Rubies Wednesday, Tune in Thursday, Heart Encouragement, Grace and Truth, Faith and Friends, Faith on Fire Friday, Fresh Market Friday, and DanceWithJesusFriday
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