I have a confession to make… in the weeks leading up to Christmas I get caught up in watching Christmas movies on the Hallmark channel. My husband humors me and even watches with me sometimes. We laugh at the predictable cookie cutter formula and compete to finish the characters lines…
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I’m feeling heavy-hearted today. Many I know are hurting with broken hearts, physically, spiritually, emotionally. I’m thinking about all the expectations that come with what’s supposed to be a ‘happy’ holiday while their hearts are laid open, raw and exposed; the stream of salty tears continues to sting the wounded…
Read moreWith Christmas just 20 days away, the pressure mounts. Today’s society dictates our home decor as well as our activities – trees, wreaths, Christmas cards, numerous gatherings of friends, family, coworkers, church members. Most of it has nothing to do with the truth of Christmas. Biblically, the birth of…
Read moreFor unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude…
Read moreI’m a woman in my fifties. By some people’s measure, that makes me an “old” woman. A couple years ago, I had the opportunity to go back to school to finish something that I started over 30 years ago. To say that it has been easy would not be true.…
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