Tweet It is a good thing that we celebrate Christmas for twelve days. . .because we were all sick for the first day. If you follow my Facebook page, you know we’ve been dealing with what appears to be influenza. …
Tweet Historically, we’ve not been a big visiting Santa Claus family. Early in our marriage, we were actually pretty anti Santa. We were (rightfully) worried about teaching our children wrongly about Christmas, we did not like the idea of lying …
Tweet Saturday was our day to decorate for Christmas. It was, quite possibly our only chance. Like most of you, our December is a whirlwind. So, in the midst of other errands, Dakotapastor called me Saturday morning and let me …
Tweet Advent, the preparatory, repentant season of the church year immediately preceding Christmas, begins on Sunday. I love advent. I love the hymns, with their haunting broodiness that hints at the hope to come. (you really do want to click …
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Tweet One of the downsides of being married to the Pastor is that we don’t get to go out of own for holidays. In some ways, this is an upside as well. Not being able takes some of the stress …
Tweet Can good Christian kids celebrate Halloween? Short answer: yes! Our house has been stocked with make-believe and dress up clothes for years. A major part of child development is pretending. My children have enjoyed dressing up as soldiers, fire …
Tweet All Christians who have been baptized. Who know the God of heaven, And in whose daily life is prized The name of Christ once given: Consider now what God has done, The gifts He gives to everyone Baptized into …
Tweet One of the very precious privileges of a pastor is being an intimate part of the lives of God’s people. Dakotapastor is amongst the first called when a baby is born. He baptizes those same babies mere weeks later. …
Tweet Life is never boring here. Repetitive, sometimes; noisy, often; but never boring. I have the unique privilege of being married to my pastor. In all honesty, sometimes at home, we forget he is our pastor. Because, if we remembered, …
Tweet Let me get this out in the open. I’m not judging you if you have adopted an elf to report your children’s behavior to Santa. I’m not. But, let’s just say, it’s not for me. Lest you think I’m …