For you, is Christmas about feelings of expectation and euphoria, followed by feelings of disappointment and despair? Or is there something more to be gained from the passing of Christmas Day?
Somehow, I’ve gone from Buddy the Elf to the Grinch. I’ve gone on a downward spiral from loving Christmas to dreading its coming. But, I don’t want it to be this way!
Let’s toss out the glossy trappings of the magazine spreads and follow God’s example of makingsending lovethe core of the holiday! Here are some important relationship principles using the letters ofC.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S.! to help you...
It’s time to take your entertaining dreams and inspirations and make them a reality.
Create a holiday tablescape to set the mood and serve as the focal point for your holiday party or get-together so you can have the prettiest and most festive holiday party possible.
Most years I tend to lose sight of Jesus somewhere between the deals of Black Friday and the dawn of a new year. As I fight to carve out the time to consider the sacred, I keep wondering how Jesus would celebrate His birth. If Jesus were still walking the earth, what would He be doing this Christmas? Here's my best guess.
If you're searching for Bible verses to comfort you will the hope of our Immanuel this Christmas season, here are 20 verses to meditate on and keep close to your heart.
This Christmas, when signing your cards, will you take an extra minute or two to be a blessing to someone and to share your faith with believers and nonbelievers through His Word? His Word is Truth and Life, and by sharing it, there’s no telling the impact that extra minute or two will make.
It can be easy to impress your holiday guests without overdoing it in the kitchen by putting to use these delectable recipes that require little time to prep.
A miscarriage left Ali O’Leary and Chris Deasy heartbroken. But that's not the end of the story, as God brought His special gift from heaven in absolutely the perfect time!
Unique personalities, unusual circumstances, and unexpected issues can turn even the most anticipated holiday gatherings into a time of stress and exhaustion.
This Holiday Season, let’s do more than just “survive.” Let’s purpose to enjoy every single moment. It can done! I know I’m determined to make it happen and I hope these tips will encourage you as well...
There are numerous things wives need from their husbands, but they don’t know how to articulate them, or they fear the question will bring tension. More than 200 women were recently asked: What is something you need from your husband, but you don’t know how to ask him for it?
We’ve all played the game. You know it and I know it, the comparison game is one that rears it’s ugliness and traps us even in our best moments. Somehow, someway this comparison game runs rampant among women.
The first few notes of “O Holy Night,” and the Peanuts singing, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” stir the true spirit of Christmas in our souls. Many of the Christmas Carols that have become part of the tapestry of our every December are woven from the very One who was, is, and always will be.
Here are 10 well-known Christmas carols whose lyrics tell the real meaning of Christmas
Every year, when I flip the calendar to December, I get caught up in making Christmas "perfect". It causes me to have heightened expectations about how everything should look and taste and be. Can you relate?
Let this help you learn to surrender, and let Christmas...be Christmas.
I am aware of little that God does in my life. I certainly notice the prayers he hasn't yet answered. But I've been asking God to show me more of those 10,000 things He answers but I'm oblivious to. I've asked Him to show me more of His glory, His amazing grace toward me, and the way He works in all the details of my life....
I'm sure many of you singles are thinking,"I don’t want to give up the guy because he might be my last option." You want to be in relationship. You want to be married. You want the guy. I get it.
I remember those feelings all too well. And that is why I’m writing to you.
Oh, the ol’ bugaboo of dating as a single mom. Should you? Shouldn’t you? There is a line of thinking among some Christians that all dating is wrong. There are others who would say that dating is perfectly natural and okay, but boundaries should be set forth in Christian dating.
If you're looking at dating as a single parent, see if these points have validity.