In churches that I have pastored, a Christmas tree in the lobby had names of needy children on it with a gift suggestion for that child. Dottie and I would always take a few cards and buy gifts for the children. We would spend about $25 on each child. Since retiring, we have been attending aContinue reading “Always Do The Right Thing”
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Belief is Everything
I do not know if I am on Santa’s naughty or nice list, but I have finally made it. I mean, I am personal friends with Santa Claus. I grew up singing about him with songs like, Here Comes Santa Claus and I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. This music is fun, festive, and fantastic.Continue reading “Belief is Everything”
The Most Meaningful Christmas
Meaningful? What is the most meaningful Christmas you ever celebrated? Was it the year you received a new X-Box, sixty-inch smart television, a new car, a new home? Was it a time when you went on vacation? For my family, it was a year when we could not afford to purchase gifts. There were noContinue reading “The Most Meaningful Christmas”
Homemade Christmas Tree Decoration
It was time! Time to put up the Christmas tree again. In the attic were cardboard boxes filled with Christmas ornaments, lights, and decorations. There were lots of them. In the middle of the hallway ceiling was a rope connected to a pull-down staircase. I pulled down the stairway, and Florida heat fell from theContinue reading “Homemade Christmas Tree Decoration”
Surprise Gift
When we decided to leave our secular jobs to help give birth to a church in Ocala, Florida, we knew things would be different. We did not know to what extreme things would change. We had two daughters and it was going to severely impact them as well. We rented a small, second floor apartmentContinue reading “Surprise Gift”