“Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.” ~Unknown I grew up in Illinois and spent a weekend every December shopping with my family on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, peering into storefronts outfitted with dreamlike scenes. We were greeted by people dressed as elves at the doors of Water Tower Place, and the scent of…
“Giving never happens by accident. It’s always intentional.” ~Amy Grant I have been thinking about the word “giving” a lot lately, especially in the light of current events. We are entering the season of giving, and during this time of year, that glorious word makes many of us think of beautiful gifts tied in…
“Shake it off.” ~ Taylor Swift I don’t know if you’ve ever had bad vibes from someone, but I’m guessing you have. It happens. It could be over a big thing or a little thing. The other person takes something you say the wrong way. Or maybe someone says something hurtful to you. It’s…
The Glorious Table is delighted to welcome New York Times bestselling author Karen Ehman to the table today. This devotion is taken in part from Karen’s newest book Listen, Love, Repeat: Other-Centered Living in a Self-Centered World (Zondervan, 2016), which releases on Tuesday, November 15. “It’s not what you gather, but what you scatter, that…
“Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters.” ~Margaret Wheatley We looked around the room, eyeing each other nervously, the twenty of us strangers at a weekend training course. Some of us attempted to make awkward conversation with the people on either side of us. We carefully broached the usual questions regarding where we lived,…
“I wonder how many people I have looked at all my life and never seen.” ~John Steinbeck The other day I played a game of Yahtzee with my oldest boy in the middle of the afternoon. He had gone outside, but there were no friends available to play, so he came to me. I might…