Hi, I'm Erlene from Cuddersville, Georgia, and I am a Reviver Heart monthly partner.

My husband was the one that suggested that we become monthly partners because he saw the change that listening and

studying God's words with this ministry produced in my heart and that's how we

started our partnership. Enjoy today's episode of Revava Hearts brought to you in part by the monthly partner team.

We're about to enter a season where we like to sing about peace on earth.

But it's easy to get discouraged when you look around and see a lot of places where there is no peace.

Nancy De Mas Walthamos says we need to turn to God himself to find the peace we need.

In the middle of an unsettled, unpeaceful,

distraught world, God wants to give you rest in yourself. This is the Reviver Hearts podcast of Nancy DeMaz Waldoman, author of

choosing gratitude. For November 23rd, 2022, I'm Danaagresh. So Nancy, we're going to

So Nancy, we're gearing up for a big holiday tomorrow.

At least those of us in the US are.

Yeah, our Canadian friends have already had their Thanksgiving.

They have had their turkey.

You know, for several weeks, I've already been seeing the Christmas decorations in the store and everywhere we look we're told

It's time to be festive and have fun, but that's not always easy this time of year is it? Yeah, it's such a mixture of both during the holidays, isn't it?

We have the joy, the festivity, the fun.

But the holidays can be really hard.

They can be stressful.

They can remind us of difficult relationships, and even now as I have

this scratchy throat, I'm realizing that sometimes the weather changes and whatever can hit us too.

But here's the thing, the holidays can also remind us of loss.

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