by Valorie Quesenberry | Dec 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
I bought a new candle for this Christmas season. It’s the “woodwick” brand – supposed to sound like a crackling fire. And it does, somewhat. Of course, it doesn’t have quite the same “roar,” but it does...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Dec 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
There was a time lapse between the Gabriel’s announcment to Mary and His assurance to Joseph. Why?For both of them to be informed at the same time would have saved some tense moments for them both and for her family, I’m sure. But, it didn’t...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Dec 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Tear off the paper, rip off the bow . . get to the present! That’s Christmas – kid style! Or you can be like my grandmother, and your grandmother (and me, now!) and save the bows. Rarely do I recycle the wrapping paper, but the bows –...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Dec 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Pretend you’re a kid and lay down by the Christmas tree, scoot your head over until you’re looking up into the branches. Isn’t it amazing the perspective from the inside? Christmas isn’t always what it seems from the outside. There...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Dec 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Very few nights are truly silent. We love the words of the carol, and the night of Jesus’ birth was very still and quiet in a sacred sense. But, in God’s ears, there is no silent night as far as earth is concerned. Every evening, He hears...
