We are now 3 days away from Christmas. Last week went by in a blur. A lot of our reviewers are getting their books reviews in for 2008.  I wanted to jump in an announce the winners of the Week 2 Book Giveaway. Winners are… Pam Williams The 1st Heartsong Presents Mysteries Package Of Mice [...]

Tia McCollors – CHRISTmas is my absolute favorite time of year. Above all, I can’t help but thank God for the gift of His son Jesus Christ. Christmas morning is always one of the most peaceful days in my house, despite the excited chatter of family and the squeals of my two and a half [...]

Catching My Gingerbread Man by Dee Stewart I placed my last Gingerbread Donovan in the basket when the phone rang. I checked my watch. 6:30pm. The party started in thirty minutes. I didn’t have time to drive, let alone talk. Yet I checked the caller ID anyway. Thank Goodness I did. It was Mama and [...]

  One of my favorite Christmas traditions involves both Advent and Christmas Day. We always gathered around the table after supper dishes were cleared to read from a special Advent book, light the candles and sing Christmas songs. Every night, we would come together as a family and share in this special time. Quite often, [...]

Christmas Memories from Missy Tippens Christmas is an amazing time for family bonding, mainly through the traditions we establish. When I was a child, my family had some wonderful traditions, one that might seem a bit odd to some people. Most people envision cozy fireside home-cooked meals. But we would go to Pizza Hut every [...]

  True Essence of Family Kendra Norman-Bellamy Christmas is the only time of year when all of the members of my immediate family travel from our separate destinations and gather at my parents’ home to spend quality time as a complete unit.  We pray together, play together, cook and eat together.  It’s a very cherished [...]

    My Christmas Memory Linda Hargrove Christmas is a hard time for those who have fallen on hard times, but it doesn’t have to be a sad time. That’s one thing my parents taught me. They didn’t say it with words. They said it with the things we did and the food we ate [...]

Remembering to Be Faithful When my daughters were tiny, I impulsively decided to hang candy canes on our tree on the night of Christmas Eve, while they were fast asleep. They were so excited to find the treats on the tree Christmas morning that I knew I’d come up with a very special tradition. But [...]

I gave my life to Jesus during the Advent season—early December of 1975—after I heard Dave from down the street share his heart about what the cross meant to him. He talked about the forgiveness of Christ, and heaven, and some of the things I’d heard mentioned in church, before. But this was way different. [...]