Where God's Word Meets Our Mess
However, without more warning, the pastor began a list of five ways that we could put his message into practice. I wrote them all down, acting like I would (of course) implement them in my own life. But I knew that I wouldn’t. In fact, I'd probably never even look at them again.
I hope that this true story inspires, encourages, and strengthens you during this Christmas season. May you see His greatness this Christmas. Merry Christmas!
As I wrote about a couple weeks ago, Christmas used to feel so exhilarating. When I was younger, it was full of wonder and excitement. I laid in bed on Christmas Eve as I wondered if I heard Santa’s sleigh on our roof. I poured my heart into decorating the Christmas tree with tons of ornaments and hand-woven snowflakes that my grandmother had made. I picked out special gifts for my parents, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Now, however, I spend a lot of the Christmas season in a melancholic state.
Today (well, December 16th technically) is a very special day because it marks the three-year anniversary of Tizzie's Tidbits! Three years, 155 posts, and multiple redesigns later, I admit that I've made a lot of mistakes as a blogger—but I've also learned so much. This blog (and life in general!) has changed significantly since December 16, 2015. God has done amazing things for this blog and has provided so many other writing opportunities as well. I'm thankful to Him—and to you—for this amazing journey so far. To celebrate my three-year blogiversary, I want to share some thank-yous and details about a giveaway!
It’s crazy to think that Christmas is almost here. This is probably a very busy time for you because you have to get ready for Christmas, but I hope that you find the time to read this post and evaluate if you have any of these three fears that are common to experience at Christmas.
Meanwhile, I stood on the sidewalk beside my sister and a friend. I watched intently. I couldn’t help but ask myself when it would be my turn to dance.
Usually, Thanksgiving is the time of year when we share what we're thankful for. But in this post, I decided to do something different. I'm going to discuss three things that I'm not thankful for (plus offer some encouragement with you if you, too, aren't thankful for them).
It’s true that stress is normal and that you'll probably experience it throughout your life. But we all get stressed, and the world isn’t as awful as it seems in the midst of our stress. Here are five ways to handle stressful seasons of life.
But the truth is that the shocked, unable-to-respond, shunning Christians are probably hiding something from you, too. Even though their struggles are as real as yours, it’s unlikely that they’ll share them. As I talked about in Part 1, being authentic is hard. It’s easiest to hide because other Christians might judge us or reject us if we’re honest.
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