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7 Ways to Keep from Becoming a “Bah Humbug”

December 19, 2014 By Jody Hedlund

Recently I read the book Night by Elie Wiesel. In it he recounts his experience with his father in the Nazi German concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald in 1944–1945. I find it amazing that anyone at all could survive the brutality that the Jews experienced during the holocaust. I couldn't keep from wondering how Elie lasted two years in spite of beatings, starvation, freezing cattle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: Christmas, Difficulties, Jody Hedlund

I Love Christmas Traditions!

December 11, 2014 By Cara Putman

There's something about the Christmas season that can make it hard to breath. Life seems to speed up thanks to all the extra Christmas parties, rehearsals, pageants, shows, recitals, ack! But I long for Christmas to be a time to slow down and focus on what it really means. A small season to focus on the greatest gift of all and the many gifts He's given us. For my family, that takes the shape … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: cara putman, Christmas, Family

Cherished Memories and Prayers for Weed, CA

September 17, 2014 By Tricia Goyer

What do you think about when you think of childhood Christmases? I think of thick, fat snowflakes falling down. Driving to my grandparents' mobile home. Sitting by the woodstove, eating homemade enchiladas, and opening a large pile of presents. I grew up in a small, mill town of Weed, California. All my favorite childhood memories are centered there. Why am I thinking about Christmas in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family Tagged With: California, cara putman, Christmas, destruction, fire, photos, sarah sundin, Tricia Goyer, Weed, Where Treetops Glisten, WWII novella

Why I Love Writing About World War II

September 3, 2014 By Tricia Goyer

Growing up my favorite uncle was my Uncle Joe. He was a bachelor and lived in a small house in the mountain town of Weed, California. Uncle Joe had a beautiful garden and a house plant with vines so long that they wrapped around his kitchen. He bought us kids mini cans of 7-up, and he always had records with Mexican music playing. He had so many records that they were stacked from floor to ceiling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Writing Tagged With: cara putman, Christian fiction, Christmas, novells, Sara Sundin, Tricia Goyer, World War II, WWII veterans

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