Christmas
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Christmas Contradictions
Our world is often painted in black and white. You are either soft or hard, strong or weak, loving or truthful, forgiving or demanding, and so on. Life, too, is either light or dark, good or bad, hopeful or mournful. I want to invite you into a world of color, one in which a baby Continue reading
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Christmas for the Grieving
The night of Christ’s birth is filled with the intermingling of joy and grief what joy it held yet for you who grieves right now I beg you to look with me at the Shepherds who worked hard hidden away lowly, unseen of Jewish faith who waited for the Messiah 400 years waited in silence Continue reading
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Bring your Gifts, Whatever they are
Bring your gifts to the Holy Christ not gold and myrrh but tears and pain loss and gain whatever you have wherever you are bring it to Him He came for you that little babe vulnerable and small from the moment He breathe the truth became that He welcomes the weary and brokenhearted so meet Continue reading
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Unexpected
The first Christmas was hidden in many ways. Rather, than a parade or thousands of cheering people, the birth of Christ was shared with shepherds in a field and barn animals in a cave. Christ came in the most unexpected way, in the most unexpected place. What are your expectations for Christmas? Perhaps you, like Continue reading
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What Christmas Means to me
For so many years of my life, Christmas was just the wonderful holiday when Jesus was born. We sang Christmas carols and we opened presents. I realize that there is THE meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ, God’s son, but I just wanted to share personally what it means to me. Anyways, when Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
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