Have you ever received one of those gifts that was so incredible and unexpected, that you talked about it for years to come? When I was in college, my parents, siblings and I spent a year in Bolivia, South America. Bolivia was a very poor country, and there were no familiar United States restaurants or...
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advent: silence {dec 13 – dec 19}
My dad is a high school vocal and instrumental music teacher. He always taught us that when singing or playing music, we should pay close attention to the “rests” (the silent pauses in-between the notes) because they are just as important as the notes themselves. If there were no rests, all the notes would end...
advent: celebration! {dec 6 – dec 12}
We know this girl, Kristen, from Denver, who recently celebrated her 21st birthday. Her family threw her a huge surprise party. They secretly planned for months and months. They reserved a private room at a trendy sushi restaurant, decorated it, and invited 50 guests. They spent thousands of dollars to make this a special event....
advent: intro
It seems like, every December, I find myself wishing I was more impacted by the Christmas story. Every year I swear that THIS Christmas is going to be more meaningful, more life-changing. But then I get lost in the craziness of it, and soon it’s gone. With the exception of some amazing Christmas gatherings at...