Full of Joy

Today we welcome another one of my classmates from Write Brilliant Academy, Cassia Glass. Cassia is a writer, speaker, and Bible teacher living in the Houston suburbs with her husband McLeod and their two kids. She blogs at cassiaglass.com on God, creativity, and purpose (but also on dogs, teenagers, and SEC football). Her first book New Woman, New Clothes: Outfit Your Soul to Live, Lead, Love helps readers apply Biblical principles to all kinds of relationships. (This is also available on Kindle…

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Today I am thankful for this pretty lady right here (see above!). This is my cousin Kayla. We are exactly 16 years apart in age, both born on January 9th. We share a middle name, hair color (go blonds!), grandparents, love for coffee, our dogs, blood, and love for Jesus. Though we’ve celebrated countless holidays, birthdays, weekends, gifts, conversations, laughs, and texts, today I am particularly thankful for Tuesdays with Kayla. She is a sophomore in college this year, and…

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Please welcome back my hunk of a husband today, Chuck Dubbe! Having grown up in a family of church-goers, I’ve always been exposed to God. I actually don’t recall a time when I didn’t believe in God. While my upbringing taught me a lot about Christianity and Jesus, there are several important lessons I didn’t learn until later on in life. I’m THANKFUL for the people who helped introduce the following 5 game-changers in my life: 1) “Sweet Things”. Shortly after…

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Little people have lots to be thankful for, too. It’s a blast to ask them and hear their answers. This is what my 4-year-old-son, Jase had to say. “Jase, what are you thankful for today?” “GiGi” (one of his two amazing Grandmothers) “Climb the tree.” “Running around in a circle with my cousins.” These sweet answers just warm my heart to bits and pieces! God is so kind to bless us with such a wonderful son. #thankfultoday What are YOU thankful…

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Today we’re welcoming one of my classmates from Write Brilliant Academy, Vanessa Luu. Take a minute to peruse her blog and find out more about her: https://vanessa-luu-bsm.squarespace.com/ Vanessa is a Wife and Mother of two beautiful girls and lives her life committed to the plans God has for her, Her purpose is to share the lessons and inspirations God has given her through a coaching business, and her passion to communicate through writing so she can help others live a more abundant life while on this earth. Please…

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It’s an honor to have my friend, Melissa Schlies share with us today. We took a crazy AMAZING trip to Houston last February with our mutual friend, Jess. We got to experience one of the most powerful Beth Moore conferences together to date. LIT 2017 has bonded us forever.  After that trip, Melissa wasn’t just Jess’ friend- she was my friend, too. Melissa is a writer, blogger, and life coach who is passionate about helping people become whole and healthy leaders. She loves…

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Good Morning World! Our guest for today is my precious two-year-old daughter, Basye (pronounced BAY-SEE. Her name means, “daughter of the Lord” in Hebrew). I asked her four times, “Basye, what are YOU thankful for today?” These are her responses: “Pizza” “Buy a toilet” (she wants a small toilet for her dolls for Christmas!) “Cake” “My pink cup” It’s the simple, tender things really that sometimes touch our hearts that most, isn’t it? What are YOU thankful for today? #thankfultoday  …

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If you’ve read the blog or followed my Facebook Page (Abigail Joy Dubbe), you’ve probably heard me mention Write Brilliant Academy, which is the course I’m involved in. During the #thankfultoday series, several of my classmates will be guest posting. Today I’d like to welcome Shanna Goodnight! You can find her blog at http://www.shannagoodnight.com/. Shanna is a pastor’s wife living in Deep East Texas among the tall pines. With two bachelor’s degrees and a master’s degree under her belt, Shanna…

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It’s been a lot of fun to make friends in our new town, but there is nothing like the comfort of old friends (and by old, I mean long-time, we are nowhere near old ;). This past weekend, our dear friends the Rufles came to visit! They are the first friends to visit us from our old home, and we are so grateful they came! Even though we had quite a cold, rainy Saturday- we didn’t let that get us…

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Today’s post is written by our first guest writer in the #thankfultoday series, Chuck Dubbe! As you probably know, Chuck has been my man for the last 9 years (we met 9 years ago this month!). We’ve been married for over 8 years and I’m thrilled he wrote a post for us today! Thank you, Babe! I’m thankful for seasons. #thankfultoday There are various kinds of seasons. Right now the fall season is in full swing. Autumn marks the transition from…

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