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Christmas Video

Mary

I was getting Gabi out of the bathtub tonight, wrapped her in a towel, and then said, “Hey, you look like Mary.” I was referring to Mary, mom to Jesus. Gabi got really excited and said, “Yeah! I’m Mary!” Then she broke out in her rendition of Mary Had a Little Lamb. That wasn’t the [...]

Holiday Traditions Festival ~ Week 2

I remember every year, my mom and I would go shopping and we would always pick up a few new ornaments to add to our tree. Sometimes the ornaments were reflective of ourselves, sometimes reflective of the holiday, and sometimes just because we thought they were beautiful.
Usually, our ornaments each have a story behind [...]

An Anniversary of a Different Sort

Usually anniversaries are remembrances of happy occasions. Today marks the 1 year anniversary of a different kind. Last year on this date, it was a Friday. It was very much like any other Friday. I woke at 4:45 am to get ready for work. I was nauseous since I was still having morning sickness at [...]

Christmas Shoes

Set your VCR, DVR or whatever it is you use these days. There is a Christmas movie coming on Lifetime this Sunday, December 9th at 7 pm called The Christmas Shoes. The video below is the song The Christmas Shoes by Newsong with clips from the movie. Don’t pay attention to the air date on [...]

Holiday Traditions Festival

Christmas carols have always been a favorite of mine. I used to sit in my room as a kid with my classic Christmas music album. It was a vinyl record. You remember those, don’t you? Well… don’t you?? I played it constantly. The sound of Christmas music always made it feel more like Christmas. When [...]

Why Is There Pain or Suffering?

My mom sent me a story through my email the other day which I have copied below. I have contemplated posting it for a few days now. I think it’s a great story, and understand the author’s intention. My problem with it is the last line. I even contemplated sending it without the last line [...]