Category Archives: Thanksgiving

Review of One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

Ann Voskamp hasn’t always trusted God. When she was four, her younger sister was hit by a truck and died. For a long time, her family struggled with the concept of a good God. A few years ago, a friend … Continue reading →

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Favorite Songs of the Season

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

Originally posted on ARHtistic License:
You know those $5 bins of CDs they have at Walmart? I always take a peek in the Christmas bin in case there’s a gem in there I don’t have yet. This year I treated…

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How to Make It Through Christmas When You’re Depressed by ARHuelsenbeck

Posted on November 24, 2017 by

Shortly after Carly, my first child, turned a year old, we discovered I was pregnant again. After the initial shock, Greg and I were delighted, looking forward to a new baby in January, and joking that we hoped he or … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in the Woods

Posted on November 22, 2017 by

Happy Thanksgiving to you from all of us at Doing Life Together.

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“Softly and Tenderly,” Comfort for All

Posted on November 20, 2017 by

“Softly and Tenderly,” Comfort for All by Betty Mason Arthurs A hymn, written during the horse and buggy days of the 1800s, soared across time and space. It swept into the hearts of the audience of the 2017 Country Music … Continue reading →

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Santa and the True Spirit of Christmas…by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on December 23, 2016 by

Note: This article was originally written in 1994, published in The Annals of Saint Anne and later in Active Christian News.   A portly man with a white beard, wearing a flannel shirt and suspender-supported blue jeans, pumped gas into … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Interview by Betty Mason Arthurs

Posted on November 22, 2016 by

Thanksgiving Interview by Betty Mason Arthurs One of America’s greatest celebrations is in a few days, Thanksgiving. It’s a time we remember the Pilgrims who came to the new world to escape persecution for their religion. On that special day, … Continue reading →

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Starting a Christmas Conversation…by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on December 10, 2015 by

Many years ago, I bought the book, The Christmas Conversation Piece: Creative Questions to Illuminate the Holidays by Bret Nicholaus and Paul Lowrie. Their stated reason for writing the book was “to enhance all your Christmas conversations and draw you … Continue reading →

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What Does your Christmas Wreath Say about You? by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on December 8, 2015 by

I love looking at Christmas decorations. I think they reflect the people who put them up. Sometimes I wonder what those people are really like. Many years ago, I bought a couple of horns at the craft store and dolled … Continue reading →

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Always Reason to Celebrate

Posted on December 1, 2015 by

December first–one of my favorite days of the year!  The beginning of the most celebrated month. School programs, cookie exchanges, church festivities, baking, shopping, decorating…busy, busy, busy. It’s become such a big deal that whole books have been written on … Continue reading →

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