EVERY MOMent COUNTS!
Being a “Tarheel” (UNC) basketball fan, I was glued to March Madness. Competition was fierce among friends as we tried to beat each other in the brackets. Watching so many games, I saw a lot of advertisements. And it was an advertisement, rather than a last second “slam dunk,” that is having the most impact [...]
My son has to be the biggest fan of the Christian children’s cartoon “Veggie Tales.” He absolutely loves them. He mimics every character, and he knows almost every “silly song.” Well, ever since he saw (and watched repeatedly) the “Veggie Tales” movie entitled “The Star of Christmas,” he has been hooked. In fact, there’s this [...]
How I experience the Holy Spirit … and He helps me. I am feeling overwhelmed. Alone. I wonder if anyone notices me as I go through my busy day as a mom. Even if someone notices “what I do,” am I noticed? One of the most trying parts of being a mom is feeling like [...]
My little girl spent the night at Grandma’s this week, which very well may be her favorite place in the entire world. She ate waffles for breakfast and got to watch Clifford and Curious George. Tonight, she asked, “Mom, can I wake up at Grandma’s?” This evening, I’d been contemplating challenging things: friends fighting valiantly [...]
We were all excited. I’d planned a sparkling Christmas family night: soup with cornbread, making popcorn balls, and then cuddling up together for “The Polar Express.” Ahh. Christmas! What started it all going downhill? It could be the whining about not wanting to make Dad’s favorite popcorn balls so they could go straight to the movie, [...]
Christmas is my favorite time of year. I so enjoy the sights, sounds, and pleasant dispositions of all those around me. Christmas is a time filled with joy. Strangely, today my mind has wandered back to Rwanda. Interesting that in the middle of my baking, buying, wrapping, and planning, my mind should be filled with [...]
This summer we celebrated 40 years of marriage. Our anniversary is actually August 23, but this year we declared the whole summer a celebration. In the past, John and I have never been into gifts or big anniversary celebrations, be we decided that this year is different. One reason is that we are acutely aware of [...]
My 16-year-old daughter is very transparent in her desire to have her boundaries respected. She refers to the area around herself as her “personal space bubble” and she does not like her bubble busted. She has been this way since she was very young. Obviously, her father likes this personality quirk when it comes to [...]
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 [...]
Christmas has changed a great deal since the early days of our marriage. Because we had two full-time professional careers and a marriage later in our twenties, our first home made quite an impression at Christmas. I loved the soaring ceilings that accommodated giant wreaths and a tree that required a ladder to decorate. Not [...]
