The First Christmas

The First Christmas

What is your house like Christmas day? With four children our house is full of energy. The kids wake up way too early, and the noise level raises significantly once they begin to open up their gifts. After that, we have our traditional breakfast with our neighbor...
Joy to the World

Joy to the World

The most popular song at Christmas is Joy to the World. Isaac Watts wrote it in 1867 and later it was put to the music of Handel’s Messiah. The song was part of Watts writing hymns through the Psalms and Joy to the World was a response to Psalm 98. As you sing...
Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

There are a lot of movies out there that chronicle someone trying to get home for holidays. Some are funny as we watch the main character go through ridiculous circumstances and horrible weather just to be with their family for the holidays. Joseph and Mary took a...
What do you mean you are having a baby?

What do you mean you are having a baby?

The news of a baby coming is one of the most exciting you can share. So many people rejoice with you as they look forward to being grandparents, aunts, and uncles. The only time it isn’t exciting is when it isn’t expected. Joseph and Mary can relate to...
Good Things Come in Small Packages

Good Things Come in Small Packages

We’ve all sang “O Little Town of Bethlehem” at one time or another. It is one of the classic Christmas carols. It started out as a poem written by an Episcopalian minister in 1868 and was put to music by his church’s organist. The song is taken...