WEEK 4 OF ADVENT: LOVE

WEEK 4 OF ADVENT: LOVE

LOVE: PART II Love is what motivates God Christmas is the picture of God’s love for us, and that love is what motivated God to send His one and only Son down to earth in the form of a helpless newborn baby. God’s love for us is at the center of Christmas. This...
WEEK 4 OF ADVENT: LOVE

WEEK 4 OF ADVENT: LOVE

LOVE: PART I Here we find ourselves, already at the fourth week of Advent! If you’re like me this is when all of those last minute preparations begin to pile up and overwhelm. This is where reflecting on Advent becomes so important & precious to me because I fight...
Joy Like Mary

Joy Like Mary

If ever there was a person who should have reacted to life’s circumstances with worry, uncertainty & discouragement, it was Mary. A young girl, engaged to a good man, looking forward to a future similar to the other women in her family. A quiet life, married to a...
WEEK 3 OF ADVENT: JOY

WEEK 3 OF ADVENT: JOY

Have you ever known someone who just exudes joy out of every part of their being? They bubble over with it, and generally it spills over onto those around them. JOY is contagious; you can’t help catching it when you’re exposed to it. Now, I don’t know about you, but...
WEEK 2 OF ADVENT: PREPARING PEACE

WEEK 2 OF ADVENT: PREPARING PEACE

“Then the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.  And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the son of the Highest; and the Lord...
Presence

Presence

(Five Minute Friday Prompt) My boy is the spitting image of his Daddy; in looks, mannerisms, interests and attitude. For those who know both of my guys, you know exactly what I’m talking about. But there are a couple of things about my son that makes me recognize the...