Promised!

Christ’s Birth ForetoldAnother of my favorite scriptures, foretelling the mystery, the miracle, that we celebrate at Christmas. Can you feel the excitement building? Let every heart prepare Him room! 2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among allthe people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, Onewhose […]


Christmas Joy: 25 Cents

A Child’s Happiness….PricelessDecember, 1989:My daughter Elaine was seven (and a half, she would have added) that holiday season. I was in graduate school and making do on a typical single-mom-who’s-a-student budget. We had enough, of course. But we didn’t have a lot of financial wiggle room. So one morning we went to the local discount […]


It’s Advent!

Let every heart prepare Him roomThis advent season I am reminded that God’s word is an especially good place to spot Him. I’ll be sharing some of my favorite passages about the birth of our Savior over the coming weeks. Christmas blessings to you. 4 But when the right time came, God sent His Son, […]