“Abby, what was your favorite Christmas present of all time?” That was the question I had for my middle daughter as she walked through the living room one night. With no hesitation, she said, “My Barbie Dreamhouse!” Instantly, vivid memories flooded my mind of shopping for the Barbie Dreamhouse, purchasing the huge toy, and assembling

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I will never forget all three times my wife found out she was pregnant and told me the great news. How exciting! The children we had hoped and prayed for had been conceived and begun to grow – human life had formed – what a miracle! Like you, I’ve received expectant and birth announcements. I’ve

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Christmas is supposed to be an exciting time of family and fun. One Christmas song says, “It’s the hap, happiest season of all.” But for many, it can be a painful time dealing with the loss of a loved one. One of the biggest gifts God can give you this Christmas is the gift of

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I love the food that Christmas brings. Lots of home cooking and lots of desserts! Did you know that the word stressed is desserts spelled backwards? That can’t just be a coincidence. It must be divine! You’re welcome. One of my favorite Christmas desserts is strawberry pie. I remember my aunt making a strawberry pie

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A call to those faithful to Jesus – because He is faithful – behold the King of angels! A call to adore the One most adored – Christ the Lord! A call to behold the one born in Bethlehem – Jesus, He will save us from our sins! Sing angels, Sing! Sing, citizens of heaven!

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What’s the best Christmas present you’ve ever received? When I was a kid, I received two G.I. Joe tanks and the Star Wars Millennium Falcon in the same year! What’s the worst Christmas present you’ve ever received? I once received a $100 savings bond and a boy cabbage patch doll…really! For one, boys don’t play

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They say men have four stages of life – believing in Santa, not believing in Santa, playing Santa, and looking like Santa! I remember as a kid I was so excited when my mom told me “Santa” would be at my aunt’s house on Christmas Eve. She said we could sit on his lap and

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Joseph (or Jofus, as all my kids said when they were young), was the earthly and legal father of Jesus. Jesus, however, was conceived by the Holy Spirit. Not much is known about Joseph from scripture other than his lineage of King David, his profession of carpenter, and his hometown of Nazareth. In fact not

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Have you ever been speechless? I have been in good and bad moments of life. When my wife told me we were expecting our first child, I was at a loss for words. How terrific! When a friend told me he was dying of stage four cancer, I was also at a loss for words.

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I’ve given this a couple weeks. There were SO MANY posts and people from both sides of the aisle the day of and after that I just couldn’t be on social media. Some placed their hope, joy, and literally their survival in their candidate and party. I believe the party elected of the two major

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