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Christmas is a time when we knock on each other’s doors, visit, have dinner and attend parties with our neighbors, friends, co-workers and families. The go-to response to a knock at the door is at Christmas time is, “Come in!” … Continue reading
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Every song has a story.* Christmas music, in my house, is only heard from the day after Thanksgiving through December. While I write I am listening to an eclectic play list of Christmas selections, ranging from The Messiah, (in the background right … Continue reading
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Christmas is a time of year when we hear the phrase “peace on earth” frequently, and this year we may look for peace a little more fervently than usual. After all, we’re celebrating the day that Jesus, the Prince of Peace, was born. … Continue reading
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It’s December; it’s Christmas time. We are treated to advertisements for music, party dresses, iGear, coats and cars, (I’ve never known anyone to give a car as a Christmas gift. Have you?) all designed to give us a feeling of good cheer and coziness. Warm fireplaces, … Continue reading
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Christmas is behind us. It was wonderful, and I am astonished once again at what God did for us. Good family memories, fun stuff, and a few cookies are its left-overs. It is almost time to take down the decorations, (a chore no … Continue reading
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Christmas was a wonderful time of the year for me when I was a child. Cookies, parties, church services and gifts were among the featured attractions, and I took full advantage of them. Still do. We celebrated Jesus’s birth too. In my family the celebration of Jesus’s birth was central and … Continue reading
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It’s almost Christmas. Are you ready? Will you be ready? I’m not ready…yet. Christmas will come about, like it always does, and I will be ready, like I always am. However, not without some chaos and confusion. Every year I determine … Continue reading
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Are you wondering what to give your loved ones (who don’t need anything) for Christmas? I have an idea for you! Invest in your relationships this Christmas. Christmas gift giving in my extended family has morphed from all of us exchanging gifts with each other (very fun … Continue reading
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Boxes, gift wrap, and ribbons are apparently endlessly entertaining to toddlers. Who needs gifts? We should just wrap boxes for young children and let them play! We adults are amused by this, because we know the difference between a gift and … Continue reading
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Last Thursday I wrote a blog post imagining fictional newspaper headlines in the days surrounding Jesus’ birth. I was blissfully unaware on Thursday of the horrible non-fiction headlines that would be created on Friday. (Sadly, my post Jesus Wept written last July in reaction to the Colorado theater shootings … Continue reading
