Some years I am still in the mood for Christmas carols well into January, and others I’m ready to pack up the holiday festivity and jump into a clean new year moments after the last gifts are opened. This year, as the candles were lit and the words to “Silent Night” filled my family’s Christmas…
December goes fast for me, I assume for you too. I have loved getting to think and talk about Waiting on God with so many people this Advent season, but I have a confession: I’m not doing a lot of waiting on God, at least not at the moment. Last week was full of meetings…
Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him… Psalm 37:7 Does patience come easily to you, or is waiting a struggle? My patience is subjective and situational. Now that my daily life doesn’t involve 3 year olds who insist on doing everything themselves, I find it easy to wait on a toddler who wants to zip her own…
My soul waits in silence for God only; From Him is my salvation… Psalm 62:1 Historically Advent is a season of quiet waiting. God’s people wait in stillness for His arrival, His coming, God-With-Us. We will conclude Advent singing of silent wonder. It is one of my favorite memories of Christmases past and present: A…
A week from Thanksgiving, I can feel the pressure of the Christmas season bearing down on us. Our family is 2 adults, 3 kids, 5 sets of grandparents, and more cousins than I can count, scattered over 6 states. Like yours, my Christmas involves lists and recipes and travel and gift wrap and parties, and…
I wrote this as a guest post for the Women’s Ministry at my church, EquipHer. It was an honor to be a part of the Advent Series on EquipHer Life again this year! Silent Night, Holy Night Son of God, Love’s pure light. I have heard my entire Christian life that God is love, and Christmas…
I was honored to be invited to share at a Christmas party for MUMS, a beautiful community of young moms at my church. After speaking almost exclusively to college students for most of this year, it was a delight to speak to people closer to my own life stage. It was so easy: I just preached the…
Renee Davis Meyer 