“Okay, first I need to go to the gym, then I need to get ready for the day, reply to my emails, set up social media posts for the day, run to pick-up my little sister, stop at the mall and pick up my Christmas gifts, buy a dress for a wedding, go home, make lunch/dinner, put in a few…
“Santa! I know him!” Sound familiar? Elf is one of my all-time favorite Christmas movies. It’s funny, it’s sweet, and it’s entertaining for the entire family to watch. One of my favorite scenes is when Santa crashes in Central Park. Buddy the Elf and his step-brother Michael find Santa in the woods, and learn that Santa had crashed because the…
Have you seen the movie The Grinch Who Stole Christmas? If not, it’s all about a grinch who is essentially trying to put an end to Christmas. This year, while reading the Christmas story, I noticed a parallel between one of the Bible characters and the Grinch. King Herod and the Grinch have an awful lot in common. I remember…
What does peace mean to you? It’s easy to get caught up in the busyness of life. Even during the Christmas season, we can get lost in the presents, the family parties, and the traveling… it just gets busy. It’s like any other season in life, it holds the potential to become swamped with “to-do’s” and obligations. Slowly, without even realizing…
Do you believe in God’s promises? I’ve always found it interesting how the birth story of Jesus is only a few lines in Luke. As a writer and someone whose love language is practically in the details, it kind of bothered me how Luke left much to the imagination when describing the birth of Jesus. I found myself wanting to…
Are solid friendships important to you? The world has never been more connected than it is at this point in time. We have the ability to Facetime our friends on different continents, call our long-distance boyfriends whenever we please and can keep up with the day-to-day activities of our friends on social media. Yet, we live in a time where…
I’m not good at waiting. Whether it’s at a stop light for 2 seconds, a coffee shop for fifteen minutes, or waiting for life moments to arrive, patience does not come easily to me. Most of the time, I like to blame this struggle on my roots. I come from a family of do-ers and was raised in the heart…
The Christmas season is one of the craziest times of the year for many people partially because of all the traveling. Whether you’re driving twenty minutes across town, or seven hours to a different state, it can be pretty hectic. What does going home feel like to you? For some of my friends, they love going home for the holidays.…
Dear Friends – One of my favorite family traditions is how we celebrate on Christmas morning. Now that my siblings and I are all grown, we don’t necessarily jump out of bed at 7 am to open presents. Instead, we allow ourselves to lazily take our time to get up, and then gather together in my family’s living room to…
As the Christmas season approaches, I cannot help but feel a mixture of excitement and hope, but also a sort of need to meet an expectation. The expectation of giving a “good enough” gift that will make myself look good in the recipient’s eyes. The expectation of giving gifts that are lavish, costly and perfectly thought out. The expectation of…