Tag: Christmas
Every year Christmas rolls around with a healthy amount of fanfare and multicolored lights. And every year I feel myself steeling myself mentally for the chaos that is bound to follow. Maybe I’ve just been burned by the retail life I’ve worked in for eight plus years, or maybe I’ve just let the retail life… View Article
A merry day, a happy holiday, the most wonderful time of the year. We are trained to feel these emotions whether we “feel” them or not. To be surrounded by anything other than holly jolly cheer or gingerbread cookies is to have a heart three sizes too small. We are a group drowning in our… View Article
Mary’s Call
I’ve played the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, many times in Christmas programs and plays. Every girl wants that role around the holidays because you get to be the star of the show! Mary is usually depicted as a pretty young lady—engaged to a sweet and handsome young man—who gets the honor of… View Article
As the snow softly fell outside and the sun rose over the mountains, another Christmas day began. The young man ran down the stairs, sleepy-eyed and half awake. He had been anxiously anticipating that bike or new stereo he so often requested. A twinge of disappointment covered his face when he reached the tree and… View Article
Stuff
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” –Matthew 25:40 Christmas. That wonderful time of year filled with programs, lights, gifts, décor, food, etc. In other words—stuff, stuff, and MORE STUFF! We live in a world where more is more… View Article