December comes rolling in with a vigor that can be full of childlike excitement or of the dread of “too much to do and too little time.” I’m not going to lie, I’m going to have to fight for the childlike wonder this year. In addition to all of the other added expectations the holidays […]
Christmas is such a funny time, really. For the span of a month, there are unique experiences that completely hijack schedules, radios, and household decor. This holiday is drawn out over five weeks and is the only holiday to have its own “season.” This particular holiday also seems to cause memories that generate a myriad […]
DAY FOUR: COME JUST AS YOU ARE We’ve reflected over the last week about what it means to come…Come, let us adore Him. Our study guide on day one taught us that “erchomai,” the Greek word for “come,” is better translated, “to begin something new.” People may feel December winds down the […]
DAY THREE: IN THE DARK STREETS SHINETH The song, “Light of the World,” by Lauren Daigle starts out with these lyrics, The world waits for a miracle The heart longs for a little bit of hope Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel A child prays for peace on Earth And she’s calling out from […]
Sounds of breaking glass sent me flying into the next room to see what was going on. Here my toddler sat, looking so pleased with his rearrangement of the manger scene. Baby Jesus was MIA. In His place sat a tyrannosaurus rex. The camels were even on the roof of the stable, I’m sure […]
This season can bring great joy or sometimes tremendous stress and heartache. Whatever it brings this year, even if it’s a mess, invite Jesus into the very center of it all. “Come, Lord, Jesus…Maranatha.” There is something beautiful in these words. Yet our family mumbles them at the dinner table in preparation for […]