Christmas

I love the nativity story because it’s filled with ordinary moments. Ordinary people, doing ordinary things. And then God moves. The day Jesus was born was just an ordinary day, but then something miraculous happened. The real nativity story is about how “God so loved […]

“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”   Proverbs 22:6 We have a very exciting, very awesome, and very difficult job in mothering our children. We can’t control what they do, […]

“I feel so far from God right now.” “I wish I was a better mother. I feel like I’m barely hanging on.” “I want to spend time with God, but I just don’t know how.” “I don’t have time to spend with God. I’m busy […]

Merry Christmas! Happy Birthday, Jesus! For many of us, the nativity story is so ingrained in our minds that we review and reflect on the same aspects every year: Jesus in a manger, animals were around, angels appeared, shepherds and wise men came with gifts […]

The Perfect Christmas Through a Child’s Eyes My perfect Christmas took place in a very old, two-story house with white wooden siding and green trim. It had 12-foot ceilings, sturdy wood doors with glass knobs and skeleton key locks. Each bedroom had a large metal […]