by Julie WilloughbyDirector of Dutilh Preschool The Christmas season is one of my favorite times of the year. The joy of Christ’s birth, the time I have with family, the Christmas carols we sing, the laughter of playing games and making cookies…they are all so precious to my heart. While it is a joyfulContinue reading “Comparison is The Thief of Joy”
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Prepare Him Room
Every year my family decorates for Christmas on Black Friday. It is my second favorite day of the year! (My favorite is that glorious day in June when I pack the year’s last school lunch). I love seeing our home transformed from pumpkins and leaves to twinkling lights and holly!
Out of the Mouth of Babes
Advent – preparing our hearts to receive the Lord. It is hands-down the most challenging season for me. When is there time to fully prepare (or repair!) my heart to receive the Christ child? Anyone with me?
White Christmas
My absolute favorite Christmas movie is White Christmas, with music by Irving Berlin. When I was a child, we would watch it before going to bed after Christmas Eve Mass. My Dad would then call everyone a “weirdsmobile” for the next month or two.
New Year, Same You
By Bud Fickley, Director of Student Ministry It seems like every year is the same. We spend hours, days, and weeks getting ready for Christmas. We hang lights. We trim trees. We take down so many of the same decorations that are up for the rest of the year so that for a month betweenContinue reading “New Year, Same You”
In Defense of Martha
By Sarah Hogue, Director of Children’s Ministry As a mom who works at the church, Christmas week is one of the busiest of the year. I need to finish last-minute shopping, finish wrapping, plan the menu, and figure out the cooking schedule, even as my work schedule is jammed with all the wonderful events weContinue reading “In Defense of Martha”
Just Like Mom
By Julie Willoughby, Director of Dutilh Preschool Have there been people in your life who had a big influence in your walk of faith? This question stopped me in my tracks a few weeks ago when I was getting the kids in the car for one of their afterschool activities. It was a hectic timeContinue reading “Just Like Mom”
A Different Christmas Story
By Bud Fickley, Director of Student Ministry The holiday season has come again. That magical time between Halloween and the New Year when everyone is more stressed than usual, every store is busier than usual, and the weather is changing so driving seems more of an Olympic sport than a common means of transportation. SomewhereContinue reading “A Different Christmas Story”
When It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas
By Rev. Tom Parkinson Have you ever had a year where it just doesn’t feel like Christmas? The first time it happened to me was my junior year of college. My grandmother passed away earlier in the year, and it was the first Christmas without her. She always baked the most delicious Christmas cookies, andContinue reading “When It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas”
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