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The truth is, we’re all broken. Yet, prayer and

The truth is, we’re all broken. Yet, prayer and perspective can make all the difference in allowing light to shine through life’s imperfections.

You don’t want to miss Maureen on the blog, talking about finding the gift in our broken circumstances.

Maureen is on the blog tomorrow!

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope this day finds you ful

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope this day finds you full with love, joy, and peace after the holiday.

One thing we have found, as sisters, and sure you can relate to, is that it is easy to be grateful when we have abundance sitting in front of and all around us. Yet, learning to find the gift when life feels lacking is the real key to living abundantly.

Although life is not perfect, Maureen is one who has learned to always find the gift. Don’t miss Maureen on the blog next week!

Dandelion, Potholes, and Wrinkles exists to help women find purpose in life’s imperfections so that, together, we can boldly live out our stories.

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I become more grateful when I realize that I am no

I become more grateful when I realize that I am not worthy of anything at all, nor did I do anything to deserve the life I live. On the hard days when I am discouraged, I can trust and remember his faithfulness and that leads me to being grateful.

Will you take a deep breath with me and remember God’s goodness towards you? What situation can you remember God being there for you in a special way?

Find one thing you can be grateful for today and then another. Where have you seen God come through for you? I know he’s working miracles every day for your benefit.

Look around and see with eyes of gratitude God’s love surrounding you right where you are and let gratefulness fill your heart and calm your soul today.
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Happy Thanksgiving, friends! Head to @dandelionsisters4 to read the full post (Link in bio).

God has drawn me close to him in my most difficult

God has drawn me close to him in my most difficult times and has comforted me. When I remember how good God has been to me, I can’t help but look for his blessings and the good in life. When I keep my eyes on Christ, he carries me by his love.

God has allowed me many opportunities to suffer with him so I could learn to surrender my will to his and experience true union with him, which is our ultimate goal. It’s in times of suffering that we most recognize our need for Christ.
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This is an excerpt of Jeannette’s blog post about how she learned to see the good through the trials. Rad the full post here>> @dandelionsisters4 (Link in Bio).

I can appreciate a bright, clear day like today so

I can appreciate a bright, clear day like today so much more when I have walked through many days of darkness. I can truly appreciate my health on the days I feel good and know God has brought me through some pretty tough times. I can remember the ways God has intervened through the kindness of others to help when I didn’t know how my family would handle certain financial hurdles, like the unexpected brain surgery I had to have. I know God is in these details and he sees and cares about everything we’re going through.

It is coming through the challenging times of my life that I have become more grateful, strong, and resilient. I remember how God has blessed me. Eyes of gratitude help to see my husband of 30 years in a new light and love him better. They help me to see my children as the miracle they are after so many years of struggling with infertility. Enjoying a career I have loved for 30 years and being able to share the gift of music and writing is a testament to a loving God who sees me and knows me.
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This is an excerpt of Jeannette’s blog post about how she learned to see the good through the trials. To read the full post go to @dandelionsisters4 (Link in Bio).

In these difficult times I have found if I have

In these difficult times I have found if I have eyes of gratitude, then it gets easier to see the good. Even if it’s hard, I remind myself that all I have is a gift and there is goodness all around me. When life seems bleak and difficult and when I can’t find answers to problems, it can be hard to stay positive. I’ve learned that staying positive and remembering God’s goodness is the only way to remain grateful and hold onto joy. The dark days only make the bright ones shine brighter!
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Continue reading about how Jeannette learned to see the good even through the trials. To read the full post go to @dandelionsisters4 (Link in Bio).

My heart is full of gratitude on this clear and br

My heart is full of gratitude on this clear and bright fall day! A soothing warmth from the sun and a cool breeze induce a calmness that settles my soul. It’s easy to be grateful on days like these.

Some days are not as easy. The days when I can barely breathe because I’m moving so fast from one thing to another, the days I don’t feel well, the dark and dreary days when my efforts feel futile or, even worse, when the choices I must make are life altering and scary. On days like these I have felt downright discouraged at best, and at worst I have felt despair and completely alone.

In these difficult times I have found if I have eyes of gratitude, then it gets easier to see the good. Even if it’s hard, I remind myself that all I have is a gift and there is goodness all around me. When life seems bleak and difficult and when I can’t find answers to problems, it can be hard to stay positive. I’ve learned that staying positive and remembering God’s goodness is the only way to remain grateful and hold onto joy. The dark days only make the bright ones shine brighter!
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Continue reading about how Jeannette learned to see the good even through the trials. To read the full post go to @dandelionsisters4 (Link in Bio).

Have you known darker days? Having eyes of gratitu

Have you known darker days? Having eyes of gratitude helps us find the good through those dark times and allows the brighter days to shine that much brighter.

You will be encouraged this week, as Jeannette shares about gratitude through some of her darkest trials, which helped her recognize that all is gift.

Don’t miss Jeannette on the blog tomorrow!

“To be astonished is one of the surest ways of n

“To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.” Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette

We can choose to see the dandelion as a weed, or we can choose to see the legacy it leaves.

“But I have come to give you everything in abund

“But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect—life in its fullness until you overflow!” John 10:10 TPT

Gratitude is a posture of receiving this kind of gift with open hands and heart. It doesn’t have anything to do with how much we have or how good we have it. It’s living with abundance because we recognize that ALL is gift—the life that enters this world as much as the life that leaves it, the joys as much as the hardships, our successes and our failures—because we grow through it all. When we live with gratitude, we live our best lives—abundant lives!

We’re kicking off our series on gratitude with Jeannette next week on the blog!

Dandelions, Potholes, & Wrinkles exists to help women find purpose in life’s imperfections so that together we can boldly live out our stories.

Don’t miss a thing by subscribing (Link in Bio)!

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
—Melody Beattie

The road is not always easy, never is it perfect. Yet when we make peace with our past, it propels us toward vision for our future.

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
—Melody Beattie

“Attention is the doorway to gratitude, the door

“Attention is the doorway to gratitude, the doorway to wonder, the doorway to reciprocity.” ~Robin Wall Kimmerer

How have you been attentive today?

Three of the four of us celebrating life at the Le

Three of the four of us celebrating life at the Legacy Pregnancy Center Gala. As the Executive Director of Legacy, Maureen has passionately united our community over the last twelve years for such a worthy cause. Thanks, sis!

Photo credit: @intimateportraitsllc

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest fo

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”
—G.K. Chesterton

Can we even discuss gratitude without having experienced wonder? Gratitude is such a rich experience, so rich it changes how we see and how we live.

There are elements of wonder in gratitude; likely more than double that of happiness, don’t you think?

The more we see God in the details of our everyday

The more we see God in the details of our everyday lives, the more grateful we become; and the more grateful we become, the more we see God. Gratitude opens our eyes to all that is good, true, and beautiful. It opens our eyes to the miracles all around us.

When we speak out the ways God has shown up in our lives, it perpetuates how He will continue to show up. Are we paying attention?

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we want to testify to God’s goodness by filling up the comments with all the ways God has shown up in YOUR life over the past year.

Friend, God has only just begun! Will you share how He has shown up in your life in the comments? We’d love to hear from you!

Did you miss this podcast? It’s honest, vulnerab

Did you miss this podcast? It’s honest, vulnerable, and powerful. Here Theresa kicks off the podcast talking about Dandelions, Potholes, & Wrinkles, then dives into talking about big and little, immediate and not-so-immediate miracles.

Feel free to eavesdrop on the conversation that author and podcaster, J.M. Huxley, has with our own sister, Theresa!

Head to @jmhuxleyauthor and find the link in her bio!

This week wrapped up our series on Intentional Liv

This week wrapped up our series on Intentional Living.

We’re excited, as we move into the holidays, to consider the gift of gratitude for our next series.

Right off the bat, we want to say how grateful we are for you, our readers! It has been pure joy to partner with you on this journey.

We’re linking arms because we want you to know you are not alone.

Dandelions, Potholes, & Wrinkles exists to help women find purpose in life’s imperfections so that together, we can boldly live out our stories.

Don’t miss a thing by subscribing!
You can go to @dandelionsisters4 (Link in Bio).

For me though, it’s not about large accomplishme

For me though, it’s not about large accomplishments at all. The gift of baby steps is the beauty of daily living with intention, and on the days where I don’t live with as much intention as I’d like, I do not worry anymore; I pick myself up and know that I’m only one prayer and one baby step away from where I want to be. I show myself grace now. God always showed up and showed me His gracious grace. I was just too hard on myself. I truly can live with intention every day one baby step at a time.

Friend, do you feel stuck? I invite you to embrace a smaller way to change. I invite you to intentionally take one baby step at a time. I invite you to remember God’s gracious grace!
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By God’s Grace, Sarah has learned to overcome defeat one intentional baby step at a time. Read her full post here >> @dandelionsisters4 (Link in Bio).

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