The New Year is coming! 2017 is at our door. Many feel blessed and at peace with 2016, ready for the New Year, while others cannot wait for the…
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Finally, we have arrived. The week of Christmas is upon us. Decorations are hung, the tree is lit and wrapping is in progress. The kitchen smells of sweet spices and…
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I hear more about joy during the Christmas season than any other time of year. We sing Joy to the World. We talk about the joy that has come…
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Peace can be kind of elusive this time of year. Christmas is upon us. Parties and gatherings fill our calendars. Shopping, wrapping and shipping squeeze in open moments. Decorating and…
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Today we begin our step-by-step journey toward Christmas. Often we feel the snowball effect of one thing rolling into another as we try to survive the busyness of the season. One…
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I am a rule follower. I am so glad that God doesn’t live by the rules I am convinced we need to live by. Rules are good. They have purpose. …
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Disappointed—sometimes it happens when I don’t manage my own expectations. Other times, I experience it because something doesn’t live up to its potential, not directly affecting me, but it could have…
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A Story, we all have a story. There is a part of my story I don’t share very often. Mostly because it was hard, is hard. When sin touches your life…
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Airplane tickets, rental car and a hotel, all to surprise a niece who needed some love. That’s family. Sixteen people surrounding a table filled with taco fixings again on a Saturday…
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The season of gratitude is just around the corner. Despite our desire to practice thankfulness everyday, we tend to focus in during the month of November, as we prepare to celebrate…