Standing behind these ducks early yesterday morning, I was swept by a scene of Christmas joy.
God was there in all his morning glory, and I wanted to hear what he had to say.
Continue Reading “Three ways Christmas joy leads to your dreams in 2026” In recent days, during the overlapping Christmas season of 2025, our hearts are heavy as we absorb difficult-to-comprehend news.
By September 30, 2025, the Gun Violence Data Hub reported 11,197 shooting deaths in the United States alone, numbers that cannot begin to capture the human stories behind them, nor the many other forms of violent loss. By late November, nearly 400 mass shootings had been recorded, leaving hundreds dead and thousands wounded.
Even the Christmas story begins with the holy family fleeing a terrorist king at night, a quiet reminder that God chose to enter our broken world not from a distance, but from within it.
Continue Reading “How to make Christmas 2025 your best holiday ever” No matter your circumstances, Christmas is the way of hope.
Logical? No, Christmas is illogical. It doesn’t make sense.
Continue Reading “How to Find Christmas Magic When Everything Feels Broken and Hopeless” Pain pops up at Christmas.
Maybe it’s because the holidays often revolve around regrets.
Christmas is a nice distraction from some of these when the kids or grandkids are young.
But as you, your parents, and the kids age, Christmas shines a spotlight on pain.
Three hints from the first Christmas convert pain into bright steps toward the future.
Continue Reading “Navigate your pain victoriously: 3 hints from the first Christmas” Three gifts from Charles Dickens relieve trauma this Christmas.
Savor them for a meaningful and fulfilling holiday season.
Continue Reading “Three Outstanding Gifts Relieve Trauma in a Post-Election Christmas”