Embracing 30 Days of Gratitude: A Grateful Heart Pause (2025)
Discover how slowing down with a grateful heart can draw you closer to God and help you find joy in the present moment. Join us this November for Embracing 30 Days of Gratitude: A Grateful Heart Pause and experience how thankfulness opens your heart to God’s presence in everyday life.
Our 30-day gratitude workbook includes daily gratitude prompts, inspiring scriptures, uplifting quotes, and space to reflect on God’s goodness.
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Our 'Embracing 30 Days of Gratitude: A Grateful Heart Pause’ journal will help you slow down, notice God’s goodness, and uncover joy through intentional practices. #Embracing30DaysofGratitude #GratitudewithMareeDee #AGratefulHeartPause… Share on XHow Embracing 30 Days of Gratitude Works
The Gratitude Workbook
Each day includes a scripture or quote, along with a personal challenge to help you reflect, write, and connect with God.
Suggested Rhythm
Begin your day with our journal, taking a moment to pause, notice, and give thanks to God for the blessings in your life. Then join us on social media in the evening to share your reflections, connect with others, and celebrate the little moments of joy that unfolded.
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Gratitude grows sweeter when we embrace it together! Let’s journey through November with hearts open, eyes lifted, and joy flowing.
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It All Begins on November 1st
When gratitude is engaged and expressed, it is a powerful force. A grateful heart helps us draw closer to God and inspires more joy.
—Maree Dee
Favorite Posts on Gratitude
Gratitude That Sparkles: How to See Beauty in the Everyday
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A Grateful Heart Pause: Where Joy and Presence Meet
When was the last time you slowed down long enough to notice God—not in your plans or prayers, but right there in the moment you were living? When we take the time for a grateful heart pause, joy and presence meet. In those still moments, when our hearts stop racing and our thoughts are quiet,…
A Grateful Heart in the Midst of the Unexpected
Do you find it challenging to maintain a grateful heart in the midst of the unexpected? If so, you are not alone. Gratitude can be tough to practice, even during ordinary times. And we know life sometimes is far from usual. Yet, living without appreciation will only make our circumstances harder to endure.
10 Powerful Reasons To Embrace Gratitude, Even in Tough Times
Have you ever found it challenging to embrace thankfulness in the midst of the unexpected? Or wondered why maintaining a grateful heart is important? When challenges, pain, or loss dominate our lives, it can feel impossible to find anything worthy of praise. In these moments, you might ask, “Why bother seeking a grateful heart?” You are not alone; I have pondered…
Unlock a Grateful Heart and Discover More Joy
Have you ever found yourself striving for joy, only to feel like it’s slipping through your fingers? Maybe you’re busy, overwhelmed, or just feeling stuck. You are not alone. But what if I told you that joy is closer than you think—and it starts when we unlock a grateful heart?
How to Embrace Gratitude in the Midst of the Unexpected
Maintaining a thankful heart can be challenging in today’s tumultuous world. Practicing gratitude can feel like an impossible task when faced with overwhelming circumstances. However, learning how to embrace gratitude in the midst of the unexpected will not only be helpful—it is essential to our well-being!
How a Grateful Heart Helps Us Draw Closer to God and Inspires More Joy
Do you ever long for a deeper spiritual connection to God or more unhindered joy in your life? If so, get ready to unleash the immense power of gratitude while unlocking a wellspring of blessings along the way. As thankfulness radiates from within, you will see how a grateful heart helps us draw closer to…
Five Ways to Keep Gratitude and Joy Alive
Gratitude seems to be in the air in November, but what happens when December rolls around and the busyness envelops your day? Or when a season of unexpected circumstances stays too long? Will you be able to keep gratitude and joy alive?
10 Favorite Thanksgiving Quotes to Help You Find More Joy
Anytime is a great time to expand our thoughts on gratitude and boost our appreciation for what we have. After all, happiness is something we all desire, and thankfulness will help. Discover today 10 of my favorite Thanksgiving quotes to help us find more joy and happiness in our daily lives. Our previous post explored…
How to Discover More Joy by Living Daily With a Thankful Heart
Would you like to discover more joy? Increase your happiness? Studies show that one proven way is living daily with a thankful heart. However, maintaining a state of gratefulness takes practice and repetition. And then, when life doesn’t go as expected, we sometimes believe joy is beyond our reach.
How a Grateful Heart Helps You Embrace the Wait Well
Are you in the middle of waiting desperately for something? A delay is challenging, whether you’re anticipating a baby to arrive, a prodigal to return, or that miracle you asked God to grant. So, if you find yourself standing in line or maneuvering through unexpected circumstances, remember—a grateful heart helps you embrace the wait well.
A Few Favorite Thanksgiving Verses to Maintain a Grateful Heart
Gratitude can change our mindset and outlook on life. A Few Favorite Thanksgiving Verses to Maintain a Grateful Heart can be a powerful guide, helping us focus on God’s goodness and faithfulness throughout the year. Let’s embrace scripture as reminders to seek blessings and give thanks daily. Here are a few of my favorite verses that keep…
How to Make Your Thanksgiving Remarkable!
Do your holidays look slightly different than your typical ones? I believe you can still make them extraordinary. And quite possibly, the best way to accomplish this might be to try something new. Discover today how to make your Thanksgiving remarkable. And please share a few of your traditions to help someone else.
Two Things Can Be True at the Same Time
Have you found yourself in a mood that seems to clash with the current season? Perhaps the “Happy” in Thanksgiving is fading quickly as one unexpected event after another occurs. However, it is not too late to salvage the season. Embracing two very opposite feelings at the same time is possible.
Do You Want to Be Thankful for More?
What if we started counting the blessings we take for granted? Do you think it might lead to being thankful for more? Would you be willing to give it a try? Imagine, for a moment, that you lost everything, like Job in the Bible. What would you miss the most? Sometimes, it takes us losing…
Thanks for this beautiful reminder. Gratitude opens our hearts and spirits to see the goodness of God in the little and big things.
I appreciate this nudge so much, Maree! Gratitude changes the ballgame!
You are absolutely right; gratitude changes everything! — Maree
Goodness! You have a LIBRARY of gratitude here, Maree!
Yes, I do. Gratitude plays a big part in my journey. Maree
What a wonderful resource, Maree! I can tell you put a lot of hard work into this!! I will be signing up, too!
I am so excited you will be joining us. It is a fun month of gratitude. Maree
I’m grateful for you, Maree. I’ve been feeling scattered, and returning to gratitude is exactly what my soul needs this month!
Stacey, Yes, returning to a concentrated time of gratitude can be helpful. I am praying your soul rests in His peace. It sounds like you have lots of exciting things going on. Blessings, Maree
I signed up for your “Embracing 30 days of gratitude!” Thank you for offering such a sweet opportunity Maree Dee! Blessings sweet sister … 💕
Donna, I am so excited you signed up. I can’t wait to discover what brings your gratitude. Maree