It was a frigid December day and just five days before Christmas. Everything was cold including the church pew I sat in with my family. I couldn’t help but marvel at the beautifully decorated sanctuary before me. This was my childhood church and I had attended many a...

The holidays aren't the most wonderful time of year for everyone. We opened up this conversation in our last post, and today we're digging a little deeper. If your holidays are difficult this year, may it help to know you're not alone. Many of us struggle during this...

Yesterday we paused to gaze at the heart of this season. I believe Jesus is the heart of Christmas. You may not believe what I believe. That's okay. But, like I mentioned yesterday, I invite you to give Jesus a chance, and I encourage you to find out for yourself the...

We are well on our way to rediscovering Christmas. Thank you for stopping over today. If you've missed the previous posts in this series, you can catch up here. As I've mentioned before, I love Christmas and everything about it. This love for it, however, has been...

The perfect Christmas. Is there such a thing? I used to think so. And I used to believe it was up to me to create one for our family. How I ever came to that belief, I don't know. Maybe I compared our Christmas to others' Christmases and ours always fell short. There...