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The Presents (#jammed daily devo, day 355)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 355: Christmas presents …and limits. “Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” Matthew 2:11b “He came! HE CAME!!!” The piles of presents under the tree and the magical looks on my kids’ faces as they ran down the stairs will be etched into my heart forever. It was a gift to us to…
The Mom (#jammed daily devo, day 354)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 354: Aim for average. Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. Luke 2:29 NLT Motherhood is ridiculous. It completely changes us from the inside out. The outside starts falling a part, and the inside grows more rapidly than our emotions can keep up with. Every concern about what society wants to squeeze the outside of…
The Rolled-up Roof (#jammed daily devo, day 353)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 353: Blown Away. “Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.” Luke 2:21 “Ding …ding …ding …” my phone chirped as photos of hurricane damage popped up on my screen. My parents had narrowly missed losing everything in Hurricane Irma, but their ‘spared’ neighbor hood was still littered with rolled-up metal roofs and car ports…
The Snuggly Strips (#jammed daily devo, day 352)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 352: Blankies. “She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth, and laid Him in a manger…” Luke 2:7 “Reach,” I encouraged as my two-year old stretched up onto her toes and reached her arms up to the hospital basinet where her new baby sister slept, “you’re almost there!” Through tears in my eyes, I watched my daughters bond for the very…
The Praise-Proof (#jammed daily devo, day 351)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 351: The “In” Crowd. “ The shepherds returned to their flocks, praising God for all they had seen and heard, and they glorified God for the way the experience had unfolded just as the heavenly messenger had predicted.” Luke 2:20 (VOICE) It’s always interesting to see why God brings a group of people together. More than the “why,” it’s amazing to witness…
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