What are you doing on Christmas Eve? Try a Journey to Bethlehem Meal!
Are you looking for Christ-centred traditions that will enrich your family’s Christmas? Last December I came across a wonderful Christmas Eve ...
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Celebrating a Christ-centred Christmas with your kids
"Look at that!" I exclaimed to my husband. "They’ve gift-wrapped their entire tree!" My husband halted our car at the end of ...
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The Grinch that stole christians
Can we have a little family talk? For most of you, this won't apply, but the devil has some of us bound, where we are focused on issues that are not ...
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It’s Christmas time: anyone need help?!
Lean in for peace! What a year it has been! When the Apostle Paul said of our human race in Romans 3:17 that “the way of peace they do not know” ...
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Talking to Young Children about Santa Claus
How should I talk to my Primary aged child about Santa Claus? She's been asking a lot of questions about him. I am ready to tell her the truth, but ...
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Communication, time and perspective: The three best gifts you can give your spouse this Christmas
George Bailey, the lead character in It’s A Wonderful Life, was no stranger to stress and hardship during Christmas of 1946, enduring bankruptcy, ...
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Dealing with the Christmas gimme gimmes
On Christmas morning, after devouring Mum's legendary homemade sticky buns, the Stevens family gathers around the Christmas tree. The three kids – ...
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No-Stress Grandparenting during the holidays
Have you ever said, “Why don’t our kids and grandkids come to our house for Christmas? They stayed with their other grandparents last ...
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Reinventing Christmas: Tips to help mums stress a little less
Sleigh bells ring! Are you listening? Sorry, did you just ask me something? In the lane, snow is glistening. Oh - we still need lights for that ...
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Christmas gift-giving ideas for families
Whether it’s parents giving gifts to children or children learning how to give to others, presents are a Christmas tradition that many families ...
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The Gospel according to Linus
The Christmas TV season is a bit like Forrest Gump’s proverbial box of chocolates – in this case, not because we don’t know what we’re going ...
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De-stressing Christmas: 11 tips for handling common holiday tensions for couples
As Christmas rolls around, it can be either a season of cheer or a season to fear. The stress of the holidays, with all its planning, negotiating – ...
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