Each morning I wake up to the sound of the radio. A while back I was awakened by a song that literally brought me to tears, it was as if God was giving me a personal wake up call. The song stuck with me all day, continued to roll around in my head and spill out [...]
Christmas Photo Album
December 29, 2008 By
by Karen Loritts Ever wonder what to do with all those Christmas photos and photo cards you receive from family and friends? They seem to clutter on the mantle or crowd in my card-holding sleigh. Yet I could not bring myself to throw away all those lovely photos later so I borrowed an idea from [...]
Christmas is About Choice
December 26, 2008 By
Christmas is about Choice. Whoever believes receives opens the door, shall be white as snow adopted heir of God partaker of the Divine Nature lavished with the riches of grace made alive together with Him. Forgiven. Beloved. Chosen of God. Excerpted from When Christmas Came by Barbara Rainey. Copyright 2008 Barbara Rainey. All rights reserved. [...]
Christmas is About Jesus
December 25, 2008 By
Christmas is About Love
December 24, 2008 By
Christmas is about Love. For God is Love, unchanging, everlasting, abounding, steadfast love that never ceases. Love beyond comprehension, enduring forever. He set His heart in love on me. Great in love. Rich in kindness. Rich in patience toward us. Love never fails. Excerpted from When Christmas Came by Barbara Rainey. Copyright 2008 Barbara Rainey. [...]
Finding Mom in Christmas
December 23, 2008 By
I was throwing myself a holiday pity party. No decorations needed. No one else was invited—I don’t believe in “misery loves company.” Just chocolate and a box of tissues. This will be the second Christmas without my mom. I am so thankful that she can celebrate Christ’s birthday with Him face-to-face, but oh, how I [...]
Christmas Wrapped in Blessing
December 23, 2008 By
I love to watch kids open Christmas presents. There is nothing better than a child’s huge grin of anticipation when she grabs a present and tears into it, unless it is her squeal of delight at what she finds inside. Over the last several years, I’d found it sad that my younger daughter never reacted like [...]
A Giving Spirit
December 23, 2008 By
by Karen Loritts The Thanksgiving and Christmas season seems to be the best environment to model a giving spirit for our children, even in these tough economic times. An encouraging model is a judge in my city; she has the giving spirit all year. Once a month in her family court the judge renders decisions [...]
No More Christmases at Home
December 22, 2008 By
When we got married I looked forward to starting new traditions and continuing many from my childhood. Certain cookies, a particular style of stockings, and always a freshly cut tree were automatic transfers from my single life to my married life. When our kids were little we began a tradition of focusing on the giving of each [...]
A Little Hospitality Help
December 22, 2008 By
