Christ-mas
- December 18, 2015
- by
- Ned Erickson
Heading north on Highway 21 near Elkin, you will pass what our family most affectionately calls “The Goldilocks Church.” There’s Baby Bear, a teenie...
Light and Life
- December 18, 2015
- by
- Brandy Campbell
The day after Thanksgiving started quietly. Soft pajamas. A mug of tea. Softly falling snow. A visit with a friend. My television stayed off....
The Pros and Cons of Santa Clause
- December 17, 2015
- by
- James Harris
The most wonderful time of the year is here.
Unfortunately, living in North Carolina currently means that I’m struggling to get in the...
Christmas Gifts: Making Friends With Relatives Who Annoy You
- December 16, 2015
- by
- Tommy Brown
I’ve been living a bit in Jacob’s story. His life is quite the soap opera. After tricking his nearly blind, dying father Isaac...
Letters from a Pastor’s Wife: My Son’s Hero
- December 15, 2015
- by
- Anna Moseley Gissing
This is the third post in the “Letter’s from a Pastor’s Wife” series. The first is HERE and the next is HERE.
A highlight of...
5 Reasons Parenting My Threenager Is Exhausting
- December 14, 2015
- by
- Whitney Hsu
My threenager is amazing. She’s smart, compassionate, curious, kind, and surprisingly intuitive. She’s also stubborn, opinionated, extremely bold, and ridiculously energetic. Honestly, I think...
O Christmas Tree(s)
- December 11, 2015
- by
- Josh Godwin
Last weekend, for the first time ever, I bought a real Christmas tree. I drove to the mountains, grabbed a measuring stick, found a...
A Closet Full of Nothing to Wear
- December 10, 2015
- by
- Wells Thompson
Yeah me neither (cause I’m a manly man.) Even though that’s true, I...
Raising a Child in a Culture of Christmas Consumerism
- December 08, 2015
- by
- Tyler Speegle
We are officially now in full swing of the Christmas season.
I personally love Christmas. I love this time of year and pretty much everything...
Slow Down
- December 07, 2015
- by
- Whitney Hsu
Y’all. Time is flying. Weather is cooling, decorations are twinkling, and the days go by so quickly! That could have a little bit...