Tag: Advent
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Wednesday Word: Persevere (Looking to Advent part 5)
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(This week concludes my Looking to Advent series!) When we Pause, Prepare, and remember the Promises, we find the strength to Persevere through anything that this world can throw at us. And make no mistake–the world will throw things at us. However, James 1:4 (NIV) exhorts us: “Let perseverance finish…
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Wednesday Word: Promise (Looking to Advent part 4)
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(Welcome back to my Looking to Advent series! This week we’ll look at God’s promises in scripture. To catch up, here’s part 1, part 2, and part 3.) Our God is big on making–and keeping–promises to His people. For me, I don’t have to look much further than this little…
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Wednesday Word: Prepare (Looking to Advent part 3)
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(Welcome to part 3 of my Looking to Advent series! You can read part 1 here and part 2 here.) For Christmas one year, one of my girlfriends gave me this coffee mug with the words “Time to get ready” on it. The accompanying pictures on the mug are makeup…
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Wednesday Word: Pause (Looking to Advent part 2)
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(Last week, I began a series about Looking to Advent through four things: Pause, Prepare, Promise, and Persevere. You can read last week’s post here. Enjoy the next installment!) In 2022, I participated in a Bible study on this book: Get Your Life Back was written by John Eldredge. The…
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Wednesday Word: Looking to Advent (part 1)
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I recently watched a clip of a stand-up comedian talking about how his dad is a pastor, and he joked about how difficult it must be to give a different book report on the same book every week. Well, I work in a high school library, and we don’t do…
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New Year’s Eve: The Blessing of Advent
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(Part 5 of my Advent Children’s Story at Beaver Creek Church for the month of December. This is written for our small humans, but even adults can be blessed through simple stories. Enjoy!) Today is the very last day of 2023! When you wake up tomorrow morning, it will be…
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Wednesday Word: The Peace of Advent
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(Part 4 of my Advent Children’s Story at Beaver Creek Church for the month of December. This is written for our small humans, but even adults can be blessed through simple stories. Enjoy!) So far this month, we have journeyed through hope, joy, and love. Today we are going to…
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Wednesday Word: The Love of Advent
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(Part 3 of my Advent Children’s Story at Beaver Creek Church for the month of December. This is written for our small humans, but even adults can be blessed through simple stories. Enjoy!) Last week we lit the candle on the Advent wreath to represent joy, and the week before…
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Wednesday Word: The Joy of Advent
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(Part 2 of my Advent Children’s Story at Beaver Creek Church for the month of December. This is written for our small humans, but even adults can be blessed through simple stories. Enjoy!) Last week, we lit the candle of Hope there on the Advent wreath! This Sunday, we lit…
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Wednesday Word: The Hope of Advent
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This month, I am telling children’s story at my church. I will be sharing that story here on my blog, reflecting on the hope, joy, love, and peace of the Advent season. I hope you enjoy! (Please note that the text is written to speak to our small humans, but…