Christmas – Random Moments at Specific Times

The Gift

We searched all throughout the area of the modular where the middle school and high school students meet. And while we must have searched for ten minutes, it seemed much longer. The mission was urgent to all of us because the young mother said, “My son wants to carry a Bible with him, just like…

One Spark and Many Lights

My family and I attended a very special, yet non-traditional Christmas Eve service last night in a tent, at Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church. The theme of the service was “Share the Warmth of Christmas,” since everyone who attended was encouraged to bring either canned goods for The Pantry and/or blankets and coats for the…

Hands

I’ve given to Toys for Tots, as you have, for several years. Sometimes at a party, while at other times gifts were placed in a collection bin. My wife and I often selected gifts in the past that mirrored the ages of our own kids, but as our son and daughter have gotten older we…

That Perfect Gift

We all have people in our lives that are just difficult to find a gift for. It may be a co-worker, an uncle, a cousin that we see a couple of times a year, or a parent that we’re trying to surprise with that perfect gift. We listen to them intently prior to “Black Friday,”…