By One Thing Alone How to Feel Awe and Wonder Again on Christmas Morning In the middle of playing patty-cakes, my toddler stops short, awe and wonder written on her face, lips pursed in rapt attention, eyebrows knitted, finger stretched to the sky. And then I hear it: a plane buzzing overhead. A grin spreads…
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5 Ways to Have a Christ-Centered Christmas
http://faithalongtheway.com/5-ways-to-have-a-christ-centered-christmas/ CHALLENGE: Take a critical look at your Christmas traditions. Pray about which ones to keep and which ones to get rid of. Make Christ the center of your Christmas this year! YOUR TURN… What Christ-Centered Christmas traditions does your family have?
Decorate Your Heart With Joy This Christmas
Welcome to our special series, “Keeping Christ at the Center of Your Holidays.” Over the next few weeks, you get to enjoy the wonderful words of my amazing friends as they share with you creative and practical ways you can keep Christ in the middle of all of your celebrations. Our prayer is that you…
The Light of the World Brings Hope at Christmas
The Light of the World Brings Hope at Christmas The Light of the World Brings Hope at Christmas Don’t you just love this time of year? As soon as the turkey is cold, many people rush to the attic for the red and green boxes full of Christmas decorations. They tack lights to the eaves…
A Special Night : All Was Calm. All Was Bright. From Sarah / All is not calm, all is not bright | His Mercy is New/
It Is Often The Small Stuff That Make The Big Memories
8 Ways To Make Christmas About Jesus- Melanie Redd
https://www.melanieredd.com/8-ways-to-make-christmas-about-jesus/ 8 Ways To Make Christmas About Jesus Melanie Redd Share “Jesus is the reason for the season.” We hear that phrase everywhere, don’t we? Yet, so often, we rush our way through the holiday season with little thought about Jesus, the gift of His life, or the significance of His love. The wise men…
for all the forgetful, messy, broken people out there – an Advent promise
Jennifer Dukes Lee for all the forgetful, messy, broken people out there – an Advent promise Jesus is Your Forever YES Friend, if you’re feeling messy this season, you are in a pretty elite club, and it is chaired by the Son of God who entered into your mess on purpose. Advent is this: Jesus, saying the unflinching, remarkable…
Devotion: The Carol of Traveling Sounds
Devotion: The Carol of Traveling Sounds Devotion: The Carol of Traveling Sounds By Kelly Smith “At Christmas, all roads lead home.” ~Marjorie Holmes The sound of travel thrills me. My earliest memory of this auditory obsession dates back to the early 80’s. I remember walking up and down the dirt drive in front of my…
25 Days of Christmas Bible Verses
25 Days of Christmas Bible Verses by Samantha Shank Encouraging Moms At Home 25 Days of Christmas Bible Verses
Our Simple Family Christmas Traditions
Infinite and an infant Eternal, yet born of a woman… Oh, the wonder of Christmas. ~ Charles Spurgeon ~ Our Simple Family Christmas Traditions By The Thankful Homemaker http://thankfulhomemaker.com/2015/12/our-simple-family-christmas-traditions/ Christmas has always been one of our favorite times of the year. For many years our family celebrated Christmas as non-believers. We did all the normal…
Simple Ways to Keep Christ the Focus this Christmas Season
Simple Ways to Keep Christ the Focus this Christmas Season By The Thankful Homemaker Marci Ferrell http://thankfulhomemaker.com/2016/12/simple-ways-keep-christ-focus-christmas-season/ I’m sharing a snippet below from a podcast about how we can keep our Christmas traditions simple and Christ focused: “As the busy Christmas season is upon us we can find ourselves all wrapped up (literally wrapping too)…
Decorate Your Heart With Joy This Christmas
https://www.melanieredd.com/decorate-your-heart-with-joy-this-holiday-season/ Decorate Your Heart With Joy This Christmas Pray for a clean heart When we feel passionless inside we can pray for the Lord to help our attitude to glorify Him. Psalm 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence,…
Blessed Is She : The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
https://blessedisshe.net/the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year- Blessed Is She : The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Advent wasn’t always my favorite time of year. For much of my young adult years I think I just mentally scooted over those purposeful, preparatory days of Advent with my eyes set squarely on Christmas morning. It’s not that I didn’t place value on the…
Why I Don’t Get My Panties In A Bunch Over “Xmas”
Why I Don’t Get My Panties In A Bunch Over “Xmas” http://aimeeimbeau.com/2016/12/04/why-i-dont-get-my-panties-in-a-bunch-over-xmas/ December 4, 2016 by Aimee Imbeau Last year, we had the infuriated red cup guy. Remember him? Wait, how could any of us forget. This guy was stark, raving MAD that Starbucks had the audacity to not have Christmas symbols on their disposable red…
for all the forgetful, messy, broken people out there – an Advent promise
for all the forgetful, messy, broken people out there – an Advent promise for all the forgetful, messy, broken people out there – an Advent promise It was a busy afternoon. I was distracted and overwhelmed, as many of us are during the holidays. But I urgently needed to buy some laundry detergent — unless our family was…
Marks Of A Christ Centered Home- Melanie Redd
https://www.melanieredd.com/real-marks-christ-centered-family/ Melanie Redd Marks Of A Christ Centered Home A Christ Centered home is marked by love, not perfection. “As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love.” 2 John 6 Where there are stark, cold rules and expectations there is no room for grace. Nothing says love and…
Spread A Little Christmas Kindness This Year -Worshipful Living
A Little Christmas Kindness Kindness goes a long way -, especially at Christmas time! It seems like there are tons of people who are down. They might have family that is far away from them at the holidays, recently lost a loved one, or it has just been a hard year. No matter what the…
The Women of Christmas — A Little R & R
I sat on my couch with my swollen feet propped up on our coffee table. “Elevate your feet as much as you can”, my doctor had said. Leaning back, I could barely see the television screen over my big belly. My baby squirmed, jamming his feet in my ribs, in an effort to find a… via…
A Look at Advent Through the Old Testament
A Look at Advent Through the Old Testament Help your group explore where the Christmas story really began. 4 Session Bible Study Matt Woodley, with Kyle White http://www.christianitytoday.com/biblestudies/a/look-advent-through-old-testament The Christmas story began in the Old Testament. God’s nature didn’t change, nor did ours, and he had our redemption in mind all the time. The prophets…
Christmas Isn’t About Me And other Short Posts
Christmas Isn’t About Me http://lists.christianitytoday.com The temptation to make this holiday season all about ourselves is very strong. We want to buy the greatest presents, host the perfect party, and feel happy and fulfilled on Christmas Day. Everyone feels the pressure to make Christmas about their happiness. As you’re winding down your small group or…
Why Do We Have Christmas Trees? – Christmas 5 Minute Family Devotional
Why Do We Have Christmas Trees? – Christmas 5 Minute Family Devotional by Melanie Rainer on December 06, 2016 Welcome to the JellyTelly 5 Minute Family Devotional! We’re excited to journey through the Christmas season with you and your family as we learn all about the holiday and its many traditions. Check out all of…
No Crib for His Bed – God With Us Advent Bible Study
No Crib for His Bed No Crib for His Bed by Angela Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head, The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. The circumstances of Jesus’ birth were…
Joyous Response : A Very Diva Christmas
Joyous Response joyous-response A Very Diva Christmas [Editor’s Note: A Very Diva Christmas is here! This is a guest post by Alisha Ritchie, who we are welcoming back to kick off the series! As you recall, (or not if you are new…welcome!) this is the 3rd annual Christmas series at Devotional Diva. All of the…
Christmas: The Messiest Of Holidays
Christmas: The Messiest of Holidays My dear friend, as you head into the next season, let’s think about the first Christmas. It’s almost audacious to consider how our culture attempts to create Pinterest-perfect holidays compared to the first Christmas. Jesus came to earth in a dirty, smelly barn! Surrounded by, well…animal crap. I mean no…
What is Advent?
http://www.saraborgstede.com/what-is-advent/ Advent Devotions Many people have a short Bible reading or devotion every day during the month of December, especially one that specifically prepares our hearts for Christmas. Here are a few possible resources. If you know of other good ones, please post them in the comments below. I Love My Shepherd — Advent Devotions…
Ornaments and Conversations
Ornaments and Conversations November 30, 2016 by Joanne Ornaments and Conversations Yesterday was a typical Tuesday and yet one like none other. An ordinary day became extraordinary as I spread the sheets, colored pencils, construction paper, glue, scissors, hole punch, and ribbons out on the table before us. We were going to spend some time…
Christmas Devotions Epic Fail- (A Learning Experience)
Christmas Devotions Epic Fail By Melissa Spoelstra Christmas Devotions Epic Fail {From Sarah : I disagree that it was an epic fail. Their 6 year old loved it. That alone was worth it. The infant wasn’t going to enjoy it either way. The 2 year old twins would have enjoyed bits and pieces of it….
