Advent & Christmas

Candles. Cards. Carols and Cookies. It’s Christmas! Here I sit   midst beautiful wrappings   and ribbons,   preparing Gifts   and thinking. . . . . Dear God This Christmas I want to give You me. I read that this was on Your wish list. Therefore, I will write on the name tag of […]

It was an ordinary night. The sheep now lay fast asleep. And shepherds did their usual chore   as they had hundreds of nights before. It was an ordinary night. The shepherds had made no special preparations; They had not dressed in their Sunday best. They did not know they would be blessed   with […]

Mary, tell me, did you fear To have an angel presence near? How could you really comprehend The mysteries that God would send? Mary, tell me, did you thrill At cousin Elizabeth’s good will? Did her excitement at your part Give needed assurance to your heart? Mary, Mary, did you cry When Joseph thought to […]

God has His plans   And hand-picks people to carry them out. People like Mary…….   God wouldn’t entrust His beloved Son   to just anyone.   She must be loving and humble   But most of all she must be willing.   …..and she was………….   She gave up her own rights and plans […]

Is your heart ready for Christmas? Is it full of excitement and joy? Now’s the time to get things in order As we wait to celebrate His birth. Clean out the sin-webby corners; Open yourself up to His Light. Let Him funnel in love, warm and caring, And make your heart sparkle with Hope. It’s […]

I sat and brooded at end of day. . . . . What was the world coming to, anyway?   the price of sheep   our land oppressed. God had forgotten us, I guessed. But then I heard an angel say, “See WHAT has come to the world today!”   I saw and smiled   […]

Oh, farmer folk Let your heart sing out, For you know what Christmas Is all about. ‘Twas to farm folk keeping watch by night That angels came in glory bright. You’ve seen a manger, and tended sheep. You know the quietness when animals sleep. It was in a barn where livestock stayed, where cobwebs hung […]

Suppose……….. ……..while caring for your pigs one night   an angel host appeared, would you be scared? If…………..   they announced a Savior’s birth   and invited you to see, would you go immediately? When……………..   you had gazed upon the baby’s face   And your heart was all aglow, would you let your whole […]

Dawn was just about breaking. From a distance Mary could hear an early-bird rooster crowing. Now everyone was asleep – the baby and the animals, and Joseph, who sat leaning against the wall, was nodding too. The shepherds had left and Mary had a little quiet time to reflect on the past twenty-four hours. She […]

  “A Babe is born in Bethlehem” was the angel’s joyful news.   “He’s lying in a manger!”….   This was the important clue. All other Bethlehem babies were ignored, There would be only one who would be the Lord. They would know Him when their search would show   a Baby lying in a […]

It was an ordinary night. The sheep now lay fast asleep. And shepherds did their usual chore   as they had hundreds of nights before. It was an ordinary night. The shepherds had made no special preparations; They were not dressed in their Sunday best. They did not know they would be blessed   with […]