More Good Things

Have you noticed how quickly time flies the closer we get to Christmas?

It seems like we just washed our roasting pans and tableware, and yet, we’re only two weeks away from the biggest holiday of all—the celebration of the birth of our Savior.

How exciting!

Today, in the spirit of Christmas, let’s keep the goosebumps coming and focus on my favorite word: encouragement.

That’s right. Today’s blog post is all about the love.

Here we go!

This Christmas video from my alma mater blessed me. The Word never grows old, and Williams Memorial Chapel at College of the Ozarks is the perfect inspirational backdrop.

If you’re not yet following Guideposts’ executive editor Rick Hamlin’s Song a Day for Advent, you should tune in. His uplifting seasonal selections will make you smile.

In the mood for some family movies? War Room (a great film about faith and prayer) releases to DVD soon. Our family saw it at the box office last summer and loved it! And check out 90 Minutes in Heaven, based on the best-selling book by Don Piper. We had the opportunity to hear Don’s awesome testimony at our church last year.

Don’t let holiday commercialism derail the true meaning of Christmas. Here are 15 Simple But Meaningful Ways to Keep Christ in Christmas via Simple Grace.

Need some new slow-cooker ideas for those days when leftovers leave you cold? These easy and deelish meals from Food Network may just do the trick!

Check out Sonoma Christian Home, one of my favorite sites for hope and encouragement. Besides being a visual feast for your eyes, there are tons of subjects with inspirational takeaways. Plan to stay for a while.