Jeannie Pederson 3 Minute Read Anticipation has always been my favorite part of Christmas. Even as a small child, I remember Christmas morning being vaguely disappointing, regardless of how wonderful the gifts were. The season was over. There was nothing more to look forward to, no further excitement, no more whispered secrets and suddenly-closed doors and rustling paper. As I…
Jessica Telian 3 Minute Read If Facebook can be trusted, there are two types of people in the world: those who listen to Christmas music year-round and those who only listen to it in December. I fall in the former category as the majority of the Christmas music I like is just music that celebrates Christ and His coming…and that’s…
Rachelle Rea Cobb 6 Minute Read My husband and I will celebrate our first married Christmas this December. Although we were dating last Christmas and spent some of Christmas Day together, it feels different this year in a lot of ways. For example, practically, we’re making a home together, so we have decorating decisions to make. I have my own kitchen…
Chantel 6 Minute Read It was the December I was ten years old. A family friend dropped the third volume of Christmas In My Heart in my lap a few days before Christmas. I read it through three times that Christmas. And every year since, no matter what the weather is like or who I’m celebrating the season with,…
Caroline Rose Sanders 4 Minute Read On Christmas Eve, 1995, my family moved across the state of Texas in order for my dad to start his new job on the first of the year. We were a family of six and my little sister, Jeweliet, was less than a year old. Jeweliet was a beautiful baby with a charming personality and…
Chantel 4 Minute Read ‘Tis the season for twinkle lights, Christmas carols, and menu items that only make an appearance around the holidays. There’s something about food that’s extra special. It has a way of making itself the heart of favorite traditions. And traditions are the thing that helps to keep growing families close through time, change and miles. For many…
Gretchen Louise 7 Minute Read One of these years, I am going to try wrapping up a few books to open and read each day of Advent. This year, I felt like I was planning ahead by getting out of the box of Christmas books before Thanksgiving was past. Sometime, I’ll make a careful, chronological list of the books I want to read…
Chantel 3 Minute Read When it comes to stories, I like to start at the very beginning. I like to know how things began, so that when I get to the end I can look back and relive the entire journey. And I can’t think of a more beautiful story to get to read from beginning to end than…
Shannon Coe 6 Minute Read What if someone whispered in your ear, “Slow down, savor these moments better” ? It’s hustle and bustle time and we race and fill every moment in the name of worship and traditions. We have a tendency to heap on ourselves activities to make this time memorable and meaningful. But what if the key to…
Gretchen Louise 4 Minute Read There must be a mystery ingredient in the Cranberry Fluff that causes large amounts of it to disappear while it’s in the refrigerator overnight. It’s a phenomenon that has manifested itself more and more each year of late. And it’s especially apparent when my 15-year-old brother Caleb is in the house. Cranberry Fluff has become…
Danielle Carey 6 Minute Read As I sit down to write about Christmas in Australia, it feels more like the wintry Christmas seasons of the movies we grew up watching. It’s grey, breezy, and unseasonably cold. And by unseasonably cold, I mean 19 degrees Celsius (66 F). Which I guess, if I’m being honest about it, is not cold at…
Elisabeth Allen 4 Minute Read Mincepies are unsophisticated, homely and above all, tasty mouthfuls of comfort and joy. I love their simplicity and the surprise and delight of biting through dusty, dry pastry into sweet, spicy fruit. Traditional Christmas fare in England, I think they’re tasty at any time, but there’s something about their appearance and aroma that makes me want…
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