The Monday after Christmas is not like any other Monday. Perhaps today is one of the worst Mondays that you have had in awhile, perhaps it is the best. I suppose it all depends on how your Christmas went yesterday and whether or not you are left with a mess…
Read moreChristmas fills us with warm fuzzy thoughts of love and peace on earth. Our sweet little Christmas pageants acted out by children in bathrobes and headpieces; we all smile and giggle as “Mary” kisses her plastic baby Jesus and Joseph standing off from Mary because “he doesn’t like girls or…
Read moreIt is the greatest story ever told – God come down to earth to rescue fallen man. In Matthew’s gospel, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, he begins the story with the lineage of Jesus – establishing His claim as the long awaited Messiah and King. Skipping over the…
Read more“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11) The year it happened, I was 7 years old. My mother, recently single, was working two jobs to keep food on the table. That night, our Christmas Eve excitement…
Read moreI have enjoyed reading all of the posts this month from our awesome writers here at Laced with Grace about Christmas. I, like many of those who have already written this month, LOVE Christmas! I love the family gatherings, I love the Christmas concerts, I love the smell of Christmas,…
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