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December 2 - WEIHNACHTSMARKT - John Martin
December 1, 2009
My family moved to Germany when I was 3 and we lived there for 12 years. I remember learning the following poem in school:
Advent Advent
Ein Lichtlein brennt
Erst ein, dann zwei, dann drei, dann vier
Dann steht das Christkind vor der Tür.
Directly translated this means:
Advent Advent
A little light burns
First one, then two, then three, then four,
Then stands [...]
December 1 - My Most Precious Gift - Terry Mull
December 1, 2009
Christmas came early for Terry Mull — and as unexpectedly as if Santa Claus himself had suddenly appeared with the most precious gift of all. After being hospitalized with pneumonia and congestive heart failure following the plane ride back from Tampa last year, and celebrating her grandson Galvin’s first Christmas, she was now resigned [...]
November 30 - Be Kind and Generous - Brenda Kirkbride
December 1, 2009
Merry Christmas! It is that time of year again when Santa is in the air and people are a little kinder and more generous. I look forward to all the church festivities and the bell at Kroger for the Salvation Army. As I highlight our year of activities, I lift up our Lord [...]
November 29 - The Best Gift - Sharon Dely
December 1, 2009
Asked to write about our best Christmas gift, a short wave of self pity washed over me, as my younger brother and I never received Christmas gifts and we certainly were made fully aware of the fallacy of a proposed “Santa Claus”. In fact the first Christmas tree we ever got was off a [...]
GIFTS - Advent Devotionals 2009
November 22, 2009
Can you remember your favorite gift? Was it that first bicycle? Or that toy you knew was too expensive, but was purchased at a sacrifice? Was it the familiar face at the table you thought you would not see that Christmas? Or was it that kind word from a stranger at just the right moment?
Gifts [...]