Archive for December, 2007

Those Blessed Strangers

There is a verse in the Bible that says God is able to give us more than we ask or think. Over at The Bargain Shopper Lady there is a story about her Christmas and how a stranger gave her and her husband a real blessing. She has challenged us bloggers to share a story [...]

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Laced With Grace Giveaway

Laced with Grace is starting out the New Year with a giveaway. The package will include a Women of Faith study Bible (NIV/Hardcover); Lisa Whelchel’s Bible study tool for busy moms; a coffee mug from “Mugs of Truth“; the DVD “The Nativity Story“; the book “Love and Respect“; and a music CD by Becky Knight, [...]

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

My special gift.

I know it is more blessed to give than to receive, but this year I feel so blessed by what was given to me. Yes, I had a lot of fun with my giving, I made gift baskets up of mixes in jars and had a lot of fun doing it. It was not cheap, [...]

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Merry Christmas!

Friday I finally put up a Christmas tree. Here in the part of Texas we are in Christmas trees (real ones) are a bit hard to come by. I went one place and the cheapest was a small tree starting at $60. Another place had Charlie Brown trees from 69 to who knows what. Places [...]

Monday, December 24th, 2007

Holiday or Christmas?

What does Christmas mean to you? Is it just another day for family? Do you get lost in the stress of the day? or the commercialism? As we go shopping there is little mention of Christmas, let alone the Christ of Christmas. It is “holiday” this and “holiday” that. A holiday tree? Holiday ornaments? This [...]

Thursday, December 20th, 2007