• Woman outside on wintry day with scarf and gloves looking gloomy represent Christmas being hard or blue Christmas

    A Prayer for When Christmas is Hard

    My family has gone through its share of hard Christmases. For example, in 2020, I received a call a few days before flying to visit family for the holidays. It was a stressful year. Not only was there a global pandemic…

  • White candles on table with greenery illustrate finding God’s peace during stressful Christmas season

    Finding God’s Peace During a Stressful Christmas Season

    Let me know if this sounds familiar—you visit five different craft stores looking for the perfect material for your Christmas wreath. You open five different browsers to search ten different websites to find that perfect Christmas gift. You’re phone rings constantly…

  • Poinsettia ornament on Christmas tree is reminder of Christmas traditions that point to even grander celebration

    A Grander Celebration

    Christmas is my favorite season. It’s cliche, but I love the gifts, the food, and the time I get to spend with family. I also love the feeling that anything is possible; a sense that something miraculous is just at the…

  • Picture of holiday place setting illustrates inviting Jesus into your Christmas season

    A Prayer to Invite Jesus into Your Christmas Season

    Every year, there’s one thing that I’m sure I need more than anything else during the Christmas season—Jesus. All the decorations, gifts, and parties point to the eternal truth that there is a great celebration to come in heaven because of…

  • Image of bag of ornaments help illustrate devotional story about treasuring encounters with God

    Our Greatest Treasures: Encounters with God

    There’s something about rediscovering my favorite Christmas ornaments that threatens to turn me into a sentimental pile of mush. Among my ornaments, I have several favorites. A beautiful glittery angel, a decorated sea shell from the Bahamas, and a pair of…

  • Desk with flowers, coffee cup, blank paper, and pen represent God writing your story

    God Is Writing Your Story

    God is writing your story. No one else has the power to change or destroy it. During difficult times, it may be hard to believe this truth, but that doesn’t make it any less true. God is writing our story. In the…

  • Little white flowers are held in palms of hands. Illustrates caring for an eternal legacy

    Father, Help Me to Create an Eternal Legacy

    Every believer has an opportunity to inspire other believers in their faith and create an eternal legacy. This may sound like something out of a high fantasy novel, but it’s true. We all have an opportunity to contribute to His eternal…

  • Flock of birds are symbolic of being free or delivered

    Please, God, Deliver Me and Restore My Purpose

    Have you ever read the Bible and realized that what you thought about a Bible story was actually wrong? I had this realization years ago as I read about God parting the Red Sea for Moses and the Israelites in the…