12 Pearls of Christmas: Wear Joy

Welcome to the 12 Pearls of Christmas! Enjoy these Christmas “Pearls of Wisdom”! Please follow along through Christmas day as Melody Carlson, Lauraine Snelling, Rachel Hauck, Tricia Goyer, Maureen Lang, and more share their heartfelt stories of how God has...

12 Pearls of Christmas: Pearls of Patience

Hello – I’m thrilled to announce the 2nd Annual 12 Pearls of Christmas! We’ve lined up several authors to share their Christmas “Pearls of Wisdom”! Please follow along beginning today (Monday the 13th) through Christmas day as Melody...

12 Pearls of Christmas: Did She Know?

Here’s a sneak peak post of the 12 Pearls of Christmas series that I’ll be hosting at my blog for the next few weeks! Please follow along through Christmas day as each post shares heartfelt stories of how God has touched a life during this most wonderful...

The Gift of Being Special

Photo CreditThis post is cross-posted at MBT Ponderers. Head over there to leave a comment for the weekly drawing! Last week I asked my Sunday school students what makes them so special in God’s eyes. One twelve-year-old girl said, “I’m special...

Thank You, Lord

Photo credit: geri-jean Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17  ~*~Thank you, Lord, for allowing me to wake up in a warm bed next to my husband who...

What Happened to Thanksgiving?

A week before Halloween I dashed into Walmart for candy. I had to walk through the Christmas candy to get to the tiny section of Halloween candy. Just a few days prior, the entire aisle had been filled with Halloween candy, but now, it was reduced to a few shelves....