When the New Year started, my goal was to post on this site every other week. Since over two months have passed since I last posted, obviously I have been rather unsuccessful. I heard a quote once that said that “Man makes plans. God laughs.” While I think that quote might not completely be consistent with God’s […]
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Lyric Lines Vol. 2: Seven of Seven Songs for my Savior
Most of my album choice are somewhat methodical. The Relient K “Let It Snow, Let It Reindeer” was an impulse purchase several years ago. The album is as fun as it sounds. Yet while several of the songs make me smile, this one made me cry. The main time that I get to listen to […]
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Our official family Christmas celebrations are about to begin. Every year we attend a Christmas Eve service with my family, then have soup and open a few presents. We have chosen to get together two different times to extend the celebrations, and I LOVE that. Because of our extended time, that means that Christmas Eve […]
Continue readingLyric Lines Vol. 2: Five of Seven Songs for my Savior
Last week I shared a TobyMac song featuring Owl City. Only seems fitting today to share an Owl City song with TobyMac as the supporting cast. This song is a new one to me this year and was a fun one to add to the I-pod. Made for the Veggie Tales Christmas video, Larry and […]
Continue readingLyric Lines Vol. 2: Four of Seven Songs for my Savior
Since this year the ladies seem to be lacking on my Christmas song posts, I thought I had better remedy that. When I first heard this song by Francesca Battistelli, the tune moved up to favorite status. Anyone who is a mom can testify the abounding joy that comes once your child finally arrives. Getting […]
Continue readingLyric Lines Vol. 2: Three of Seven Songs for my Savior
Sometimes a song just gets stuck in your head. This song is mine from today. I woke up with the song resonating in my heart. In trying to discover the name of the tune, I found a great Christmas album. Josh Wilson’s album “Noel” was just added to our I-Tunes. What can I say? Christmas […]
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Today is a marvelous day for many children across the country. Why? Because today signifies the start of Christmas break for many places. This afternoon there will be rejoicing everywhere. I know that my kids have been working hard to have a break – I was pretty determined this time that we were going to […]
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Yesterday I posted my thoughts on “Christmas Wouldn’t Be Christmas Without …” Come to think of it, I forgot an important one, but I guess that makes a great segue into today. The music. I do LOVE Christmas music In fact I currently have 653 Christmas songs on my I-pod. Unlike some folks, I only […]
Continue readingThe Traditional Lines of Christmas: Celebrating Jesus
Lately I have been asked about our family’s Christmas traditions. While I do feel like we definitely have many events going on during December, when it came to actual traditions, I was a bit stumped. Once I rephrased the thought, I thought of all sorts of ideas. This is my take on what is important […]
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For the past several years, I have read through the Bible in a year. This focuses my time in the Word and helps me to continue to study. I now have two daily Bibles, and I think I will start alternating using them. The one gives you a different section from the Old & New […]
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