by seasonbowers | Dec 14, 2019 | advent, christmas, Faith, joy, Uncategorized
Mary, did you know? It’s a great song…but also an interesting question. As I think about Mary, my heart is stirred. We only have a glimpse into her heart, mind, and life, and the rest is, well, unknown. “God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a...
by seasonbowers | Dec 13, 2019 | advent, christmas, Uncategorized
I hate it. My family loves it. But to be fair to the beloved traditional drink, I looked up the recipe. After all, the passionate polarization eggnog creates in a group has to be based on something good, right? Maybe I just haven’t given it a chance! It starts...
by seasonbowers | Dec 12, 2019 | advent, christmas, Faith, joy, Uncategorized
White? Black? Red? Green? Blue? Let me explain. For many of us, our childhood Christmases were red and green and sparkling with hope and possibility. Bright lights twinkled with our heart’s desire. The smell of food and the sounds of laughter are carved into our...
by seasonbowers | Dec 11, 2019 | advent, christmas, Faith, joy, Uncategorized
Making a list, checking it twice….. Ok, I get that this song is in reference to Santa, but I was just asking what the Lord what he wanted me to write on today and those are the lyrics I heard. I am not going to write about being on the naughty or nice...
by seasonbowers | Dec 10, 2019 | advent, blended family, christmas, joy, Uncategorized
We met and married in 10 weeks. We knew it was right and we dove in. Because of the speed in which we moved, there were two things we didn’t talk about that, in time, caused some issues. How did we not discuss it?! We married in February, and as summer rolled...
by seasonbowers | Dec 9, 2019 | advent, christmas, joy, Uncategorized
I’m continuing my look at the deep and powerful truths found in traditional Christmas songs. The joyful songs of the season! Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains Gloria, in...
