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12 Pearls of Christmas: Help & Support
Calling Elizabeth ... HELP! by Tricia GoyerMary, the mother of Jesus is one of the most well-known women of all time. She was also a teen mom facing an unplanned pregnancy. This Christmas we will see evidence of Mary's story all around us. And as you hear it through...
12 Pearls of Christmas: God Intervenes
The Answerby Susan May WarrenWhos, Here, we are Whos here, smaller than the eye can see. Whos here, we are Whos here, I'm a Who and so is she...I've always wanted to live in a musical. When I was a kid, I loved Oklahoma, Sound of Music, West Side Story. I seriously...
12 Pearls of Christmas: He is Always Enough
Christmas in a Barnby Mary DeMuthThe Christmas of 2006 we were homeless. We didn't have keys. Not to a car, not to a home. We'd flown halfway around the world, leaving behind a ministry we toiled over. Much, particularly in our hearts, lay in ruins.Some friends had a...
12 Pearls of Christmas: Faith, Hope & Love The Pearls We Pass Downby Holley GerthTen years ago my Grandma Frances went home to heaven in her sleep just before Christmas.My Grandpa carefully handed me a brightly-wrapped box on Christmas morning and said, "This is her...
12 Pearls of Christmas: God Provides a Way A Long Ago Christmas Memoryby Patricia CrisafulliThe old farm on a dirt road in the backwoods of northern New York State was described to me so many times, I can imagine the place, even though I never saw it: the big frame...
12 Pearls of Christmas: Jesus Comforts How to Cope with Christmasby Stacie Ruth StoeltingLast night, I dreamed that God resurrected my beautiful adopted aunt, Mary Jo Hoffman. But morning renewed my mourning for her: Christmas trees, snow globes, and music greeted my...
A Tangible Reminderby Mary Byers Last year I read Me, Myself, & Bob: A True Story About Dreams, God, and Talking Vegetables by Phil Vischer, creator of the Veggie Tales video series. I was interested because my children grew up on Veggie Tales. But I was also...
12 Pearls of Christmas: Home COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMASby Virelle KidderMy mother had remarkable zeal for Christmas. Weeks in advance, she would come home from teaching school and bake late into the night. I helped clean the house and decorate the tree while my older...
LISTENING FOR CHRISTMASby Deb Kalmbach I used to be the queen of over-commitment, and December brought out the worst in this malady. It was as if I were poised at an imaginary starting line, and when I flipped the calendar page, I was off and running--the December...
12 Pearls of Christmas: Life BeautifulLife Beautifulby Margaret McSweeneyDuring a quiet moment after Thanksgiving, I started reading my parents' stack of love letters that I recently found in a storage box. As a Christmas gift to you, I would like to share my father's...