Everybody is rushing this time of year. Last Friday, we had an outpatient surgery, a basketball game, a piano recital, and a choir rehearsal all in one day. Whew! Sometimes December leaves us longing for simplicity.
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Giving Between the Giving
I was standing in the checkout line. It’s a familiar scene this time of year. The ever-growing lines at the cash registers. Carts dodging this way and that. Towering armloads weaving down aisles. Bags of
Read moreGenerosity: The Ripple Effect
“I found it! I found it!” I exclaimed. My family looked at me with strange curiosity as I held up the book Charlotte’s Webb. This book, along with a ceramic Care Bear, is my most
Read moreGuest Post – A CHEERFUL HEART IN WINTER
Fresh snow covers the ground outside my window, sparkling in the sunshine. My children are planning skiing trips, ice-skating parties and sledding expeditions. The grandchildren bundle up in their snowsuits and mittens to shuffle trails
Read moreChatterbox or Cheerleader?
When I was a child, my mom often called me a “chatterbox” or said “who wound you up?” as if I were a toy monkey. Others teased me for my penchant for talking. In my
Read moreKnowing the Father
But for us, There is one God, the Father, by whom all things were created, and for whom we live. 1 Corinthians 8:6 NLT From the beginning of life, children learn the distinction between the
Read moreEncouragement When Life Has Gone to the Dogs
Life Gone to the Dogs? When life has gone to the dogs, encouragement seems to run off with it. I sure needed encouragement the weekend before my first big speaking event. It was Saturday morning
Read moreHow Generous Are We?
By this time of year most of our mailboxes have received numerous requests for donations that test us to see how generous we are. Many churches and communities plan events which benefit the less fortunate among us.
Read moreWhen Re-gifting is the Most Generous Gift of All
Who could forget the Seinfeld episode where Dr. Tim Whatley is accused of re-gifting a label maker to Jerry? It’s true that re-gifting is often considered taboo. But let’s face it, some gifts are meant
Read moreChristmas on the River
And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 NLT God sometimes shows up in the strangest ways. One Christmas
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