It seems like so many of us learn as children to ask things of God as though He were our Heavenly Santa Claus. Maybe it is a cultural thing, or maybe it is because we are such a rich nation…
Heavenly Father or Heavenly Santa Claus?
Tag: Christmas
A New Life For Christmas
Allie remembers Christmas as a time of fear and violence. Her father was an alcoholic and on holidays he raged with anger when he drank. But it wasn’t just on the holidays, it was every weekend. His paranoia drove him…
For Unto Us A Child is Born
It was just an ordinary moment on an ordinary day when the child was born. The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords arrived into this world not as one would expect a king to arrive. You might have…
A Lost and Found Christmas
I lose it two weeks before Christmas Day in the morning. The kids string popcorn by the fire, untangle lights for the tree, curl sprays of shimmering ribbons, and I wildly dismantle the house. Losing a ring, a gift that had…
Anything’s Possible at Christmas
Today my husband, Jim, and I went to the crafts store to buy Christmas decorations. We purchased one of those 12 foot, pre-lit faux trees that you can erect in 15 minutes, or so the box says. In truth,…