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12 Pearls of Christmas: What Really Matters
What Really Mattersby Dawn MeehanIn the hustle and bustle and commercialism of Christmas, take time to remember the real reason why we celebrate - the birth of Christ, our Lord and Saviour. May you all have a blessed Christmas!I had a VERY long day with the kids doing little but fighting. By the time we left for church, we were all short tempered, snapping at each other, and not at all in the … [Read more...]
12 Pearls of Christmas: All Decked Out For Christmas
All Decked Out For Christmasby Maureen LangOne of the reasons so many of us love the holiday season is that it's just so...pretty! Twinkling lights, shiny ornaments, packages that glisten with bows and fancy wrapping. Our houses are trimmed with wreaths and glowing trees, and the neighborhood lights up the night with strands of icicles and glimmering reindeer.Even we get decked out for the … [Read more...]
12 Pearls of Christmas: Magnificat
Magnificatby Anna JoujanHoly. Holy. Holy is the Lord. The familiar catch of breath. The sting in the eyes. And the tears begin to flow with the falling rain. Or do the tears fall with the flowing rain. What is it in these words that I whisper that wrenches at my heart so? Why does Mary's prayer touch the core of my being, so many centuries after it was spoken?I think it must be because I know that … [Read more...]
12 Pearls of Christmas: A Soggy, Jolly, Holly Christmas
A Soggy, Jolly, Holly Christmasby Melody CarlsonOne of my most memorable Christmases started out as a natural disaster. But isn't that a bit how a pearl is formed? An oyster's soft easy life is disrupted by the invasion of sand, but something good comes out of it. When I was eight, we experienced the worst flood in recorded Oregon history. It was only a few days before Christmas when our streets … [Read more...]
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