12 Pearls of Christmas: Jesus Comforts

Susan Good Stuff, Thoughts on God

How to Cope with Christmas
by Stacie Ruth Stoelting

Last
night, I dreamed that God resurrected my beautiful adopted aunt, Mary
Jo Hoffman. But morning renewed my mourning for her: Christmas trees,
snow globes, and music greeted my grieving heart. Relate?

In
previous years,

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12 Pearls of Christmas: Just God

Susan Good Stuff, Thoughts on God

A Tangible Reminder
by Mary Byers

Last year I read Me, Myself, & Bob: A True Story About Dreams, God, and Talking Vegetables
by Phil Vischer, creator of the Veggie Tales video series. I was
interested because my children grew up on Veggie Tales. But I was also
interested because somewhere along the way I noticed Phil Vischer was
no longer with Big Idea,

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Pearl Girls!

Susan Books, Good Stuff, Thoughts on God

I'd like to share about a special project that I was asked to be a part of earlier this year – The Pearl Girls.

Like the oyster, we go about our everyday lives until the unexpected happens. Yet God's grace covers our pain and transforms it into a beautiful pearl.

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Hiding my uglies..

Susan Thoughts on God

I admit it, the first time around, I didn’t get the Phantom of the Opera. Maybe I saw it too early – I was only twenty five, life hadn’t knocked me down yet, and I couldn’t imagine a world of desperation such as the Phantom of the Opera portrays. I saw the phantom as dark,

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What's Your Name?

Susan Thoughts on God

 
"She's just a troublemaker."
 
My daughter returned home from a high school dance, came and sat on my bed, and proceeded to describe for me her evening.  Who she danced with, the slow songs with her boyfriend, and of course….the troublemakers.  I knew them – we all do.  Living in a small town,

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