Gift of Grace

Nine years ago marks one of the most difficult, yet most important Christmases in my life.  It would become a Christmas that would change my life and how I celebrate the birth of Jesus. In October, we had found out we were having another baby.  This baby would be our ninth child and we were just as excited as if it were our first.  However, our excitement changed to sorrow when we found out two months later we would never see this baby come full term.  We later found out I had a virus that attacked my sweet baby and …

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Urgent vs Important…Knowing the Difference

I could hear her calling me from upstairs.  I really wanted to finish the article I was writing.  I only needed 100 more words and I would be done, but my daughter continued to call for me.  I saved my document and grumbled to myself as I walked up the stairs to see what she needed. As I walked up the last step to our gameroom I could see what she wanted.  My great grandmother’s little round table was set with plastic dishes and a chair was waiting for me.   Gracie has invited me to join her and her dolls …

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