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Tagged: joy

Three Ways to Re-Capture the Wonder of Christmas
Posted on Monday, November 27th, 2017 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, Isaiah 9:6, joy, Recapturing the Wonder of Christmas, Wonder, Writing Redemption
News alert: Christmas is Coming. This should get two different reactions from two different sets of people. I hate Christmas. (Those like me.) Yeah. It’s WONDERFUL. I’d been so jaded for so many years because of Christmas demands. Cynicism is exhausting, so I made some changes. God told us to become like children–yes, He referred …[ read more ]
How To Be Happy: Sew Simple
Posted on Monday, September 14th, 2015 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Ecclesiastes, joy, life
Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot” (Ecc. 5:18). I used to love to sew. That is after I …[ read more ]

Suffering and God’s Love
By Carol McClain @carol_mcclain God's love surrounds us when blessings flow like glitter at a party. No one would be naive, though, to believe if we love and serve God we would never suffer. We need only look at our lives and realize it exists. How do we know God loves us even when we suffer? For one, God's word confirms His love even when we suffer: "And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you" (1 Pe… ...[ full story ]

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