It’s been there all along, but long months of uncertainty and social issues weighing raw and heavy have made it more obvious: we are discontent. Scrabbling for peace but coming up empty. Ready for change but not always sure of the right, the true, and the best ways to pursue it. Our lives feel more than shaken, our country far from perfect, and our purpose in it all a bit fuzzy. As we near the end of 2020, many of us might be apt to join a gratitude challenge to wrap a bow round the less-than-pretty before the end of the year. But this year I invite you to something more: a gratitude challenge that speaks to the down-beneath things that keep us fulfilling our purpose in our homes and neighborhoods.

 

I’m calling it the #uncommonnormalgratitude2020 challenge.

 

How to get the most out of the challenge

 

• Save the below gratitude prompt graphic to your device (see links mentioned)
• Participate (on any social media platform) in the challenge either with a photo, written response, or both
• Use the hashtag #uncommonnormalgratitude2020 on all your posts
• Follow the #uncommonnormalgratitude2020 hashtag to see others’ posts
• Invite a few friends to join you in the challenge
• Read or listen to the accompanying blog/podcast posts

 

Listen in, or if you prefer to read, head on over to the blog.

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If you want to live on mission but don’t know where to start, check out my brand new devotional, Cultivating a Missional Life: A 30-Day Devotional to Gently Help You Open Your Heart, Home, and Life to Your Neighbors.

Links Mentioned:

 

#uncommonnormalgratitude2020 prompts

Join my email tribe

“Begin Within: A Gratitude Series”

Submission guidelines for “Begin Within”

Worship song medley to encourage you