Why Compassionate and Gracious?
When I decided to create a blog, I realized I wanted to write about faith and the nature of God. Because the more I know and understand who God is, the more I love and trust Him. Compassionate and Gracious is a phrase that God frequently uses to describe Himself, and I have found it to be true.
If your heart, like mine, is drawn to the heart of God, I invite you to journey with me. Together we can explore faith and the unfathomable riches of God’s nature.
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Favorite Carols: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
One of the things I love about the Christmas season is the music, especially the old traditional Christmas carols. Many of them date back to the 19th century, but some date to the 17th and 18th centuries or are set to music that is much older. One of my favorites is O Come, O Come Emmanuel. According to C. Michael Hawn, its origins can be traced to an 8th or 9th century Latin antiphon. An [...]
Counting Down the Days
When I was a child, we had an Advent Calendar that my Mom had made. It was made of red felt with white felt numbers to count the days and little ribbons under each number where she would tie Brach’s Christmas Nougat candies. My sisters and I looked forward each evening to taking one more candy off and seeing Christmas get one day closer. I don’t know about you, but for me, the Advent calendar [...]