By Contributing Writer, Victoria Osborn What are some gifts of experiences you have enjoyed both giving and receiving? I’m one of those people who is strictly against Christmas anything before Thanksgiving. We don’t decorate, listen to Christmas music or do anything of the season until Thanksgiving is over. The reason is I adore Thanksgiving and the… Read More
I packed an Operation Christmas Child Box back when I was in high school and loved it. Each year since then I have intended to pack one with my family and bless a child on the other side of the globe. Unfortunately, November always blows past us and I miss the OCC drop off week…. Read More
Christmas is one week away. I’m sure you want to be done with Christmas shopping, but the reality is that you are probably not done yet (or your hubby would appreciate some gift ideas for YOU)! Here’s my last-minute, homemaker’s Christmas gift guide! Here are gift ideas for your sisters, mother, girlfriends, and might be… Read More
By Erica, Contributing Writer We are used to the common phrase, “You can’t see the forest for the trees,” habitually at Christmas time we can’t see Christ for the Christmas gifts! So, with that thought, I bring to you, this idea list that may boost your ability to help others (and yourself) include Christ in your… Read More
By Ashley Roe, Contributing Writer The Christmas season is a time of joy and celebration. It’s my favorite time of the year! I love the decorations, baking, dinners with family and friends, listening to Christmas music, exchanging gifts and attending fun holiday events. But if Christmas were only about those things I would be missing the… Read More
By Katie Bennett, Contributing Writer I love this time of year for so many reasons. It’s festive and fun with plenty of excitement and merriment. But it’s also tricky. Cultural values stand at a contrast with godly goals. As a parent, I wonder, “How do I guide my children towards joy, truth and gratitude for what Christ did… Read More
By Kevin & Justyn Lang, Contributing Writers A blend of holiday traditions that are unique to your family can be such a wonderful way to create warm and close relationships with your spouse and, later, children. Whether you are newly married or have been married a few decades, consider making your holiday traditions more intentional… Read More
By Erica, Contributing Writer Christmas can put joy in your heart or stress in your chest. If you’re a good Christian then you really do love the true meaning of Christmas – the gift of Christ that we certainly never deserved. The miracles of Him coming to earth, the fulfillment of foretold scriptures. You love the… Read More
I really love hunting for the perfect Christmas presents. I spend time thinking about each of my family and friends and what will really make their faces light up when they open the gift. My love language is gifts, I love giving people gifts of my time, energy, love, and fun presents that are exactly… Read More
By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer I might as well just leave the following space blank seeing how I haven’t mastered this pursuit! 🙂 Take any woman who wears the hat of a wife and mother (or grandmother) and then add Christmas to the mix and, well, the last thing you’ll probably get is a woman with a… Read More
Search
