Faith Walking
12 Pearls of Christmas: Home
COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS by Virelle Kidder My mother had remarkable zeal for Christmas. Weeks in advance, she would come home from teaching school and bake late into the night. I helped clean the house and decorate the tree while my older brother Roger wired the house with Christmas lights, transforming our humble red house…
12 Pearls of Christmas: Life Beautiful
Life Beautiful by Margaret McSweeney During a quiet moment after Thanksgiving, I started reading my parents’ stack of love letters that I recently found in a storage box. As a Christmas gift to you, I would like to share my father’s words to my mother written to her during Christmas 1949. This incredible “hug from…
12 Pearls of Christmas: Gifts of Purpose
Too Precious to Wear by Sarah Sundin One Christmas when my mother was a girl, she received a string of pearls from her father. Since her parents were divorced-an unusual situation in the 1950s-she treasured the pearls as a sign of her father’s love. When he passed away her senior year in high school, the…
New Christmas Tree Design Will Not be Mistaken for a "Holiday" Tree
What do you think of the Christ-mas tree??? (Nashville, TN) – Boss Creations, a new holiday décor company, has introduced the new “CHRIST-mas” Treeâ„¢, featuring the unique trait of a trunk in the shape of a wooden cross. Company owner Marsha Boggs says the tree was specifically designed to counter the “war on Christmas.” “When…
Taking the Boo Out of Halloween…
It’s unavoidable. Ugly skeletons, gap toothed jack-o-lanterns, those nasty, icky, vampire and zombie tv ads. So what’s a Jesus loving family to do especially when the kids want to carve a pumkin? Focus on the light of the world, of course! The Pumpkin Gospel is a great way to take the focus off of the…
Where Have I Been?
Off line, away from my computer, tending to the things of life like homeschooling, carting kids from activity to activity, and teaching creative writing two days a week. This year is the season of “no” for me. At least that’s the way I feel. No writing, no blogging, no socializing (not that I have many…
Celebrate Easter with a Christian Seder and More
and other meaningful celebrations. Even though Easter was late this year, my busy spring has me behind schedule. Still it’s not too late to dive into these family traditions. How do you celebrate the true meaning of Easter? Easter Resources Easter Seder Part 1 Easter Seder Part 2 Easter Seder Part 3 Jelly Bean Poem…
Clutter Free Christianity by Dr. Robert Jeffress
“It’s time to cut through the clutter and get to the heart of what it means to please God. In this liberating look at the core principles of faith, Dr. Robert Jeffress reveals the truth about what God really wants from you–and what He wants to do for you.” What I think: Clutter Free…
A Must Read: The Passion of Mary-Margaret by Lisa Samson
It’s rare that a book pulls me into the story, the life of the character so intensely I actually feel everything the character does. It’s rare I cry while reading, but when I do you can bet the book’s a keeper. The Passion of Mary-Margaret is one such book. The voice hooked me from the…
Lent: Making Room for God
The day has finally arrived. The day I anticipated and dreaded. Ash Wednesday. This year I’m doing something different. Instead of giving up a particular thing for lent like bread and sugar, like I usually do, I’m giving up my unhealthy habits. The first one being my eating habits. Dare I say it, I’m going…