The God Who Is With Us
It as about a year ago when my husband and I looked at each other and knew that it was time. It was time to stop waiting around for something to happen and for our circumstances to change. We made a decision to step out into the unknown and chase a dream and...
Answering Questions About Santa
For years I would stand in the kitchen stirring a pot of gumbo answering questions about Santa. “Is Santa, real?” They would ask with big eyes. “Susie-Q says there is no such thing as Santa!” Calmly each time, I would stir the pot some more and ask,...
When Advent’s Not All Pretty and Perfect ~ Michelle DeRusha
It begins with inappropriate words uttered over the breakfast table, followed by a discussion of those inappropriate words, followed by a retraction of the promised ice cream outing to Ivanna Cone scheduled for that evening. Then here’s the crying and the wailing and...
When Christmas Changed Me ~ Mary Bonner
When Diane asked me to guest post for the series she was doing in December, I wasn’t sure what Christmas story or memory I had that would warrant a blog post on someone else’s blog. Yes, I remember getting a bicycle under the tree when I was 9 or 10. I...
When You’re Overwhelmed by Everyone Else’s Christmas
Christmas in South Africa was always hot. Kids gathered around the tree, sunburns still stinging. “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” pounding hopefully out over the radio. Our tree was always a live one and the years we gathered at Ouma and...
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