it's being confident, 100% confident that God will meet every one of my needs so that I can forget

about myself and go out and meet your needs. That's what self-forgetfulness means,

that I can go to my neighbor and say, oh, he needs a meal today. He's sick or I can go to my elderly

parents and take them shopping or a doctor's appointment and forget about my worries and needs

because I know that God again, in Philippians 4 and 19 said, I will supply all your needs, Michelle,

you go out and meet other people's needs. And I think that is a way too, that we grow that sense of

gratitude. When our eyes are grateful, we can see grace and goodness all around us yet often,

we live as if life just isn't good enough or maybe we don't have enough and maybe it's just that

we feel like we're just not enough. This attitude, though, it messes up everything. While

according to today's guest, Michelle Howe, an attitude of gratefulness changes our perspective,

the more we focus on ourselves, the less we develop and attitude of appreciation for what we

actually do have. So today, she is going to help us unlock gratefulness in our lives so get ready

for a good episode. Casey, here we come. Welcome to the 413 podcast where practical encouragement

and biblical wisdom set you up to live the I can life, which is so needed today because here's

truth. You can do all things through Christ who strengthen you. Now welcome your host, Jennifer

Rob. Did you almost forget my name? You paused. I was trying to think of something cute and creative

and funny to say. Yeah. And you couldn't think of it. Nothing came to me because I have too much

to describe you. No, because you still are in a turkey coma from eating too much yesterday.

There's a rule that you gobble till you wobble. Yeah. And I mean, we barely fit in this closet

today. Seriously, I thought the same thing. Oh my gosh. But it was good day. He was a good day.

In fact, we had a good week, Casey, because it was my husband Phil's birthday this week also.

And okay, little bit of trivia here from the Rothschild homestead. So my husband's birthday is

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