Maybe 2020 will simply be a year to be open and receptive to how God wants us to experience His love, wherever we are.
Reflecting on a spontaneous trip to St. Anthony’s Shrine
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Still celebrating Christmas, homemade donuts, and hopes for the New Year (7 Quick Takes)
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Are you still celebrating Christmas? It’s only the 10th day of Christmas, and the Three Kings haven’t yet arrived. Our tree is still up, and we have been exchanging final gifts with friends and baking cookies.
Journey to the light
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We don’t stop celebrating his birth just because the stores take down decorations and end the sales. We find the light in the manger and we trek to the Lord with all who seek him.
Discover a beautifully told story with the new ‘Little Women’ film
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“Little Women” has been performed many times, but my favorite rendition doesn’t feature Elizabeth Taylor or Winona Ryder.
Stories from Christmas, a Star Wars birthday cake, a new flyswatter, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Stories from Christmas, including how an Old Bay ornament made its way to our tree
There’s something special about a baby
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God knows how the Infant Jesus will capture our attention—if we just let Him.
Advent: It’s not over ’til it’s over
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We’ve made it this far. Ready or not, Christmas is coming. But this last little stretch offers a sliver of time.
Camping out at the dollar store
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Little gifts. Tiny blessings. This Christmas season, give away a compliment and your smile.
First snow day of the season, candy cane caprese, paper-towel penguins, school concerts, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Unexpected snow days are always a hit.
’Tis the season to make a photo calendar
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Every Christmas our family presents my parents with a beautiful calendar full of grandchildren pictures. Everyone loves the calendar. Everyone except, well, maybe the person who knows the calendar is going to be her responsibility the next year.
A live nativity offers a lesson in joy
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Our fourth grader may have only had one brief job to do, but he embraced it wholeheartedly. He held the Star proudly and peered through the center of it with an enormous smile. His eyes, his smile, and his whole face were full of joy.
Advent calendars, December excitement, winter concerts, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Christmas comes at the same speed no matter how quickly or slowly you open those Advent calendar doors.
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