The Gift of Giving When my son Isaac was nine, we went to a pizza and game restaurant. He walked up to me and sighed, "I'm never going to get a dinosaur," he lamented. He sat down at the table and put his head in his hands. He had used all of his coins on a claw machine filled with dinosaurs. Try as he may, Isaac wasn't able to take hold of a dinosaur long enough so it could … [Read more...] about When We Bless Others
Christmas
A Reading of My Christmas Devotional
Hi Friends, I wanted to invite you today to listen in to Day 1 of Christmas Communion. It is such a wonderful way to savor the Savior this season. We can do it any day, any time of the year, really! But today, I invite you to lean in and listen. We can choose thankful hearts and notice the work of God. It is in our realm to do! But then to sit down and REFLECT on what He … [Read more...] about A Reading of My Christmas Devotional
7 Ways to Make God Real in the Home THIS Christmas
How can we allow God to be a relevant part of our family this Christmas? "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV Here are 7 Ways to Make God Real in the Home THIS Christmas: 1. We Talk about Our Experiences ...to Make God Real in Our Home. 2. We Pray Aloud ...to … [Read more...] about 7 Ways to Make God Real in the Home THIS Christmas
Christmas in July – Pink: A Christmas Romance
Book Review Monica Collier’s enchanted yuletide novel, Pink: A Christmas Romance (release date October 5, 2021), will whisk you away to a holiday in New York City where the Spirit of Christmas begins to melt away the pain of loss; allowing healing, laughter and even, love, to permeate the frozen hearts of the main characters, Ethan and Charlotte. Charlotte Rose, a southern … [Read more...] about Christmas in July – Pink: A Christmas Romance
Jesus Went on the Naughty List
The culture's manufactured Christmas Spirit includes being good enough to earn our holiday blessing. Kids may lose their presents if they are bad. But if they are good, they will have gifts under the tree. The other component of this fake Christmas Spirit is by doing good works we automatically become good people. We buy coffee for the person behind us and, suddenly, we … [Read more...] about Jesus Went on the Naughty List
