How do you celebrate Christmas? What are your family’s traditions? (I have tradition that may shock you.) We open one gift on Christmas Eve, which is always fresh new pj’s. The kids dive into their stockings while we drink our coffee and wake up, and we wrap everything in those stockings so it takes a LOOOONNNNNGGGGG time. We read the Christmas ...
As we head in to the most chaotic (er, I mean wonderful) time of the year, let's take a moment to reflect on these truths before we get carried away. Blessings... ...
I’m sitting here in the quiet with my tea and my Bible, enjoying the twinkle lights and decorations….and enjoying the fresh air from open windows. It’s a rare treat in Ohio indeed to have your windows open on December 24th without freezing. My people are all still asleep on their beds. And I’m remembering. And imagining. I’m remembering that first Christmas night. ...
We’ve all seen the memes. “I’m keeping Christ in CHRISTMAS. How about you?” Or the ones that say, “It’s Merry Christmas, not Happy Holidays.” It's a popular theme this time of year. And I do. I’m all for it. Obviously. I say Merry Christmas. I have a manger scene in my front yard. We read Luke 2 instead of ‘Twas ...