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The Lights of Christmas
Candles glowing in windows, stars twinkling brightly in contrast to the night sky, Christmas lights shining from rooflines and Christmas trees on cold December nights—there’s something about glimmering lights that call as beacons to our souls. Silently they invite our hurried selves to rest our minds, at least for a moment, and allow our hearts…
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The Heavenly Host vs Rudolph!
There I was, in JC Penneys, riding the escalator to the bottom floor. The mall was a-flurry with shoppers and sellers, all with deadlines—3 days till Christmas! All except me, of course. When I shop at Christmastime, I go when I have plenty of time to enjoy the moment, allowing no sense of rush. So…
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A Christmas Exchange
Sometimes, even in mid December, we can find ourselves still waiting for our childhood friend, Christmas Spirit, to arrive. It’s not that we’re sad, lonely or even ambivalent about celebrating Jesus’ birth. Not at all. We may have our Christmas trees up and our houses decorated inside and out, and love it! This year, for…
