Christmas

When Christmas is Lost in Singleness

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Every year I look forward to the Hallmark Channel’s continuation of their Christmas movie marathon. For two hours I escape into a world where Christmas is magical. The child reconciles with his parents. The husband and wife escape divorce. And the single woman finds love. All in the nick of time – just before Christmas morning. However, these movies were not always an escape as they are now. I remember as a single woman the whisper of another year of unknowns to come that overtook my mind as I watched these movies. Loneliness set in with the unfilled hope that…

{Christmas Devotional} 12 Days of Eternal Gifts

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Shopping lists. Laundry. Christmas cards. Bills. Cookie Exchanges. Final Exams. Christmas Caroling. Picking up kids from college. Secret Santas. Mop the floor. Black Friday specials. Doctor’s appointments. Women’s Christmas Tea. Soup kitchen. Nativity programs. Homework. School programs. But where does Jesus fit into our holiday rhythm? Our December calendars are jam-packed with traditions and festivities, squeezed into already too full schedules. Survival requires finding an extra five hours a week to keep up with the commitments, and in the process maintain our sanity and sweetness. I don’t know about you, but I’m not that good! I can’t stop the clock!…

Secret Somethings: A New Way of Doing Christmas

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Christmas gift buying is well underway for most of us, right?  Along with our many holiday traditions grinding into gear.  However, for our family, we’re doing Christmas gift giving a bit differently this year…   An experience, a conversation, and a new passion laid a groundwork for changing up our tradition. So this year, we’re approaching holiday gift giving with a mindfulness of thanksgiving and a focus on serving, along with picking out unique and personal gifts {like maybe one of these} for each other. Our new approach is called Secret Somethings, as we are modifying our secret stocking tradition,…

If You’re Into Gifts With Meaning…

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When it comes to buying a gift for a friend or family member, I’m one to look for something practical but also meaningful. If I can get something tagged with a special Bible verse, bonus. If I can give a practical resource, score! If I can inspire authentic life change, awesome!  So here are a few gift options that we think would be a true blessing to the teens, twenty-somethings, and women in your life. We hope you’ll think about giving gifts like these to others this year, too.*   In Print  or  For Kindle *** A Super Gift for…

{12 Eternal Gifts} For My Glory

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For my glory. Psalm 29:2
 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. Glory.  It means “very great praise, honor, or distinction, renown.”  To give God the glory due His name is more than simply saying, “Oh, thanks God.  I really appreciate this or that or how you [fill in the blank].” To give God the glory due His name is an act of worship to the Lord in light of the splendor of His holiness. Giving God glory must be intentional, reverent, purposeful, and authentic. In a humble position,…

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