Merry Christmas!
Joy to the world, the Lord is come. Let Earth receive her King! Let every heart prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing And heaven and nature sing And heaven and heaven and nature sing! Wishing you...
View ArticleA New Spirit at the End of the Year
Then it will be as though I had sprinkled clean water on you, for you will be clean — your filthiness will be washed away, your idol worship gone. And I will give you a new heart — I will give you new...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) Wishing you the happiest New Year’s Day! May you feel peace in...
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You Have Not Been Forgotten or Overlooked
I’ll admit, the month of February brings with it a sense of dread. I don’t mind the flowers, chocolates, or the emphasis on love. No, as a single woman, it’s the looks of pity, as questions and doubts...
View ArticleA Note to All of You on Mother’s Day
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. Proverbs 31:25-26 (NIV) We know this day is a complex one...
View ArticleFor Your Memorial Day: Six Ways to Find Peace in a Noisy World
Our family will visit the cemetery today. Someone from the American Legion will hand us poppies. The pastor will say a few words to those who’ve gathered. And then, we will bow our heads for a moment...
View ArticleFree Because of Christ’s Great Love
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17 (CSB) On the Fourth of July, we take stock of the freedoms we enjoy as Americans. Often, the day is...
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Letting Go This Christmas Season
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.” Luke 1:35 (NLT) A...
View ArticleThe Holiday Season Is Stressful: Here’s How You Can Get Some Peace
Last year around Christmas, Mark and I braved a local shopping area for some gifts on our list. We braced ourselves for crowds and lines, loud songs playing over store speakers, irritable drivers...
View ArticleIs a Simple Christmas Possible?
Have you started singing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” yet? Admittedly, I’m a humming machine right now. The sights, sounds, and nostalgia of the holiday season have drawn me in, and my...
View ArticleDealing with December Deadlines
Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people. Colossians 3:23 (CSB) If I’d never worked in advertising (or fundraising or publishing), I might think it was a...
View ArticleTo the Woman Who Feels Crowded by Christmas
We are covered to the elbows in red and green paint, but the festive wrapping paper stretched out to dry on the table before us more than justifies the mess. The toddler points to his distinctively...
View ArticleFor the Suffering This Season
I sit in the glow of the Christmas tree, watching the flame of my prayer candle flicker. It reminds me to hold close in prayer those suffering this season. It reminds me of the Light of the world. I...
View ArticleThe Twinkling Glory of Christmas Eve
“In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
Joy to the world, the Lord is come. Let Earth receive her King! Let every heart prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing And heaven and nature sing And heaven and heaven and nature sing! Wishing you...
View ArticleA New Spirit at the End of the Year
Then it will be as though I had sprinkled clean water on you, for you will be clean — your filthiness will be washed away, your idol worship gone. And I will give you a new heart — I will give you new...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) Wishing you the happiest New Year’s Day! May you feel peace in...
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You Have Not Been Forgotten or Overlooked
I’ll admit, the month of February brings with it a sense of dread. I don’t mind the flowers, chocolates, or the emphasis on love. No, as a single woman, it’s the looks of pity, as questions and doubts...
View ArticleA Note to All of You on Mother’s Day
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. Proverbs 31:25-26 (NIV) We know this day is a complex one...
View ArticleFor Your Memorial Day: Six Ways to Find Peace in a Noisy World
Our family will visit the cemetery today. Someone from the American Legion will hand us poppies. The pastor will say a few words to those who’ve gathered. And then, we will bow our heads for a moment...
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