Merry Christmas 2016 and a Blog Break

Cynthia Herron Downtime, Encouragement Leave a Comment

As our week draws to a close, today I’d like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I hope your holiday is filled to the brim and overflowing with peace, love, and good cheer. May you experience God’s greatest blessing—the birth of Jesus—in a new and meaningful way. May you sense hope in …

Merry Christmas with red ornaments

Merry CHRISTmas Encouragement with All My Love

Cynthia Herron Encouragement 5 Comments

Merry, Merry CHRISTmas! I pray this finds you happy, healthy, and full of joy! As I thought about what to say today—how to wrap up 2014—I axed the fancy in favor of simple, straight-from-the-heart, down home me. I hope you won’t mind. I think a little love and encouragement are in order. Woohoo! But first… 2014 ushered in change. Some …

Would Jesus and Santa Claus Be Friends?

Cynthia Herron Favorite Things 6 Comments

I still remember the day I found out Santa Claus wasn’t real. At least in human form. I was seven years old and one of the neighbor kids took it upon herself to break it to me gently. “What are you? Stupid?” She laughed, satisfied her disclosure had hit its mark. “There’s no Santa Claus. Moms and Dads are the …