by Erika VanHaitsma | Dec 8, 2016 | Christmas
There’s a famous hymn that was written during the Civil War called “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”. I recently heard an updated rendition of the song and fell in love with it and the words (a video of the song is at the bottom of the post)...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Dec 24, 2015 | Christmas
The birth of Jesus is seen as a sweet and amazing gift. It is considered the inauguration of peace, love, joy, and hope to the world. Finally Jesus is here, the end has come!And while aspects of this are true, rarely do we think about ALL that was going on with the...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Dec 15, 2015 | Christmas
Now is the time of year when Christmas Carols fill the air. People of all ages, backgrounds, and beliefs feel comfortable singing about the birth of Jesus. After all, what could be safer than a little baby who has come to bring peace, love, joy and hope to the...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Dec 8, 2015 | Christmas
We have heard the story for years so now we don’t even listen when it’s told. I know, we say, 3 wiseman, shepherds on a hill, a mother, a father, a little baby in a manger. Been there, done that.But for just a minute today pretend you don’t know the...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Dec 17, 2014 | Christmas
Rejoice! Rejoice Emmanuel has come to Thee oh Israel!The other night Bry and I were walking around Meijer and we were both surprised at the looks on people’s faces. They looked tired, grumpy, stressed and even depressed. Bryan finally looked at me and said,...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Dec 10, 2014 | Christmas
“The blind will see, the deaf will hear, the dead will live again. The lame will leap, the dumb will speak the praises of the Lamb. Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation? Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day...
