Keeping Christ in Christmas

The excitement of Christmas is filling our house – the tree is decorated; most of the gifts are wrapped; soon the baking starts; and family starts arriving next week.  It is so easy in all this activity to let the real meaning of Christmas go unmentioned.  We adults know that Christmas is Jesus’ birthday but … Read more…

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Day 25 of Keeping Christ in Christmas – Birthday Party for Jesus

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!!! Luke 2:11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This was first announced to the shepherds, who were the lower class citizens of that day . . . Jesus was born for all mankind, rich and poor. Have a … Read more…

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Day 23 of Keeping Christ in Christmas – How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born March 2, 1904 in Springfield, MA. During WW II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel wrote for Frank Capra’s Signal Corps Unit and won Oscars for Hitler Lives and Design for Death. He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an … Read more…

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Day 22 of Keeping Christ in Christmas – It’s a Wonderful Life

Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life is, for many, the quintessential American movie, and the perfect holiday film. “Of all the 80 films I’ve made, it’s my favorite,” Jimmy Stewart often said about the movie.  And it is our family’s favorite!! If you have never seen the movie, I whole-heartedly suggest you watch it this … Read more…

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