It’s time for Tip #4, and I’ve saved the best tip for last! We’re headed into the final countdown until Christmas Day, and these last few moments have the potential for great excitement but also epic meltdowns from overtired children and overwhelmed moms and dads. Dormant (or sometimes not-so-dormant) in anticipation of wished-for gifts and…

Have you noticed just how stressful the Christmas season has become? Despite our best efforts to plan the perfect holiday, too often, instead of joy and sweet memories, there are so many tears and disappointed hearts. (And I haven’t even gotten to our children yet!) For the next few weeks, we’ll explore four tips to…

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and it’s time to turn our attention to the next big holiday—Christmas. But before we turn our attention to tinsel, mistletoe, and stockings hung by the fire with care…Just because the “holiday” of Thanksgiving is over doesn’t mean that our attitude of gratitude should end. Gratitude is becoming to the…

Has it ever occurred to you that being thankful is a privilege?  Because of our relationship with Jesus… We can (and should be )thankful. Our thankfulness is an opportunity to show God we genuinely recognize His gifts, mercy, forgiveness, and eternal relationship with us! I’m convinced that we would be most miserable if we weren’t…

Yesterday, while waiting to be seen by my eye surgeon, I sat beside an elderly man who was in the process of permanently losing his eyesight. He shared with me how his vision had failed.  During the Vietnam War, this gentleman had been assigned to an Intelligence Unit and trained to be a map reader.…

What Happened to Thanksgiving? Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 107:1 Contrary to what the advertising industry would have us believe, we’re not on the verge of Christmas! Despite every store’s red and green decorations and the cheesy Christmas muzak wafting through the air…It’s…