Category: Holidays
Lessons for the New Year
As I mentioned in my previous post, 2015 had some pretty rough moments. I am prayerful that 2016 will be a hard year, too, so that I can continue to grow in…
Continue readingHave a Hard Year!
When thinking about what you want out of the new year, what comes to mind? Peace, love, prosperity? Success? Something along those lines, I’m sure. But what about a hard year? Is…
Continue readingA Heart of Thanks
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it…
Continue readingIndependence Day & Why I Worship God
As Americans, we love the Fourth of July! It’s the time to bust out your red, white, and blue, grab a lawn chair and watch fireworks, all the while eating apple pie…
Continue readingHappy {Hard} Day
I am privileged to host a podcast for women over at The Light Network. On said podcast, we talk about a lot of different wife-related things. From time to time, I receive…
Continue readingA Great Reunion
This is a very special Christmas for us. Not that I haven’t enjoyed Christmases past, but this year just has a very special. As you know, Robert and I moved to Charleston…
Continue readingHow Loving Christmas Helps My Heart
I haven’t always loved Christmas. If I’m being honest, there were a lot of years when I really didn’t love Christmas. At all. Growing up with divorced parents oftentimes means stressful holidays,…
Continue readingDoing Christmas Differently
How many of you remember the gifts you got last year? Maybe the big ones, if you got a new iPad or something you’ve used everyday since – like a fitness band…
Continue readingChristmas Gift Guide
It’s already the 3rd of December. You may be scouring websites in hopes of a deal, or you may just now be crafting out your list of must-buy-for relatives. If you are…
Continue readingStop and Praise
Today is a crazy day. Between preheating and parade-watching, Christmas decorating and crowd dodging, somewhere in there is Thanksgiving. Mostly, it’s hidden away or rushed over, our true excitement somewhere else. Maybe…
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