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Emmanuel, God with Us | Point of Grace

She lit a candle in the downtown cathedral Quietly confessing Counting on a blessing She looked as if she had no where to go I could see her weeping hands together Hoping you would hear This is the time of year We hold our families near But God let us be a friend to the…

The Christmas Can-Can | Straight No Chaser

Christmas Christmas time is here, the sleigh bells and red nosed deer Songs and songs we love to hear all played a thousand times each year Heard this same song 20 times And it’s only Halloween It’s not even cold outside

Sleigh Ride | Amy Grant

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring-ting-tingling, too Come on, it’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you Outside, the snow is falling, and friends are calling, “yoo-hoo!” Come on, it’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you This song was one we always listened to at Christmas time in my…

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | Nicole C. Mullen

O come, Desire of Nations, bind In one the hearts of all mankind Bid Thou our sad divisions cease And be Thyself our King of Peace Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel

O Holy Night | Jesse Warkentin

It can’t be Christmas until I hear this version of this famous old carol. This is my dear friend, who also happens to be brilliant. Everyone knows this song, so I won’t post the lyrics. But if this doesn’t get you in the Christmas mood, nothing will!    

The reason why dieting during the holidays is just silly

This past weekend, Mom and I engaged in the age-old tradition of throwing sugar and dairy products into a pot, boiling them to death, and then tossing chocolate chips and marshmallows to a gooey molten doom. In other words, we made fudge. Lots of fudge. Regular fudge. Fudge with nuts. Peanut butter fudge. Yum. Yes.…

Trimming fake trees the day after we eat too much

Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love Thanksgiving, yes, but mostly because it means we can decorate for Christmas when it’s done. I’m strictly against decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving or listening to Christmas music. Thanksgiving is an important holiday, and it deserves recognition. That being said…. as much as I love Thanksgiving, I love…

Carol of the Bells | Sandi Patti

Hark, hear the bells Sweet silver bells Joyfully ring Born is the King Hear the bells ring Christ the Savior is born

Born in Bethlehem | Third Day

Hallelujah, the King is here Given for all men For today the holy son of God was born in Bethlehem

The Christmas tree in a box

I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday! I certainly did! Once we ate all our food, my parents and I did what we always do the day after Thanksgiving–we decorated for Christmas! We have two Christmas trees that go up at Safe Haven Farm, one is a freebie that was given to us by…