Blessed is She Daily Devotions November 12, 2025 Daily Devotion
Nov 12, 2025
Mytae Carrasco-Wallace, an author and contributor to various spiritual reflections, shares her insights on gratitude and prayer. She recounts a fun-filled ugly sweater party while tying it to the lesson of the thankful leper from Luke's Gospel. Ingratitude is discussed as a barrier to meaningful relationships, prompting Mytae to encourage listeners to reflect on their own gratitude practices. She inspires us to emulate the leper who returned to thank Jesus, highlighting the importance of recognizing and appreciating others in our prayers.
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Hosting The First Couple's Christmas Party
- Mytae Carrasco-Wallace loaded a seven-foot Christmas tree and boxes of ornaments into her Jeep to decorate at her then-boyfriend's place.
- They hosted an ugly sweater party and finished decorating while Christmas music played and guests arrived.
Left Alone To Clean Up
- After the white elephant exchange, Mytae began cleaning up and realized she was left alone doing the work while others stayed behind.
- She questioned whether she and her boyfriend had ended up surrounded by takers as gratitude faded among the guests.
Gratitude Reveals The Heart
- Mytae connects her party experience to the gospel story of the nine lepers, where only one returned to thank Jesus after being healed.
- She observes that ingratitude reveals the selfish, fallen nature of our hearts and wounds both giver and receiver.