When I was in elementary school, we had a tradition of making May baskets out of paper cups. We would poke two holes in…
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As a child, Palm Sunday was one of my favorite Sundays of the year. I got to wave a palm branch and shout, “Hosanna!”…
In my Sunday School class right now, we are studying Courtney Ellis’ book Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul. Every…
I am often asked where Lent is found in the Bible, and the truth is that it occurs nowhere in Scripture. Lent – the…
I’m not sure exactly when or how it started, but it has become a longstanding tradition in our family to give our kids one…
When I first learned about Elf on the Shelf, I wasn’t just skeptical; I was resistant. Even though all of the elf antics looked…
Nothing stops me in my tracks every year quite like seeing the first box of Queen Anne cordial cherries on a shelf in the…
Every Advent as I double check to make sure we’ve got enough candles for the Advent wreath, I ask myself if the first candle…
I love Advent wreaths. Their beauty and simplicity fill me with the awe and wonder of Advent. The flickering lights of the candles awakens…
When one of my kids was very little, the teacher was helping the class go through all the new words in a story they…