We’ve all seen them — those people who smile through the worst storm, encourage others when life kicks them in the teeth, and always respond, “Great,” when asked, “How are you?” How do they do
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New Year, New Beginning, and New ID
Proving my identity proved difficult. The COVID pandemic made people crazy in more ways than one. Although we didn’t live in an area where cases were spiking or in a dangerous part of town, I
Read moreMisfits Rescued: Our Life After Christmas
The hoopla of Christmas is over. A celebration’s end often leaves us falling off the edge of a holiday high. Do you know the feeling? Days spent in hustle and bustle. Gifts chosen and wrapped.
Read moreThe Ultimate Exchange
The Ultimate Exchange “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by His poverty might become rich” (2
Read moreFinding the Christ of Christmas
by Nan Jones I snuggled beneath the woven afghan — the one that reads, The Lord Is My Peace. The den was dark except for the Christmas lights on the tree and the glow of
Read morePearls Are Always Appropriate – Unless You’re the Oyster
Jackie Kennedy said, “Pearls are always appropriate.” But perhaps they aren’t if you’re the oyster. Pearls are the only gemstone created by a living creature. Diamonds are formed out of dead things turned into coal
Read moreHome For Christmas
Christmas 2020… Over the river and through the woods to NOBODY’S house we go—Huh? The holidays are here. That means everyone wants to go somewhere. Grandma and Grandpa’s tiny city apartment, Sissy’s country house, or
Read moreAdvent – The Holy Spirit Will Come Upon You
Wait for the Gift My Father Promised “If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him,
Read moreChristmas Surprise
As our extended family opened Christmas gifts, we never imagined the greatest gift wasn’t nestled beneath the tree. For many years, our family had gathered on Christmas Eve—or the day before depending on work schedules—to
Read moreAdvent – Looking With Hope for the Coming of Christ
“Watch out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name, claiming ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.” Matthew 24:4 What does it mean to “come in the name of Christ?”
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