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Year: 2005

The Christmas Cactus

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Mary Daniel

My aunt had a most beautiful, big Christmas cactus which filled her round dining room table. In early September, the rich, deep green cactus began budding and bursting into beautiful pink flowers, which bloomed right through Christmas and into the … Read more

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Our Greatest Gifts

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Vena Poole

Matthew, in his Gospel, gives us only the highlights of the incident of the wise men. We do not know how they banded together to travel as a group, and we must simply assume that they travelled by night to … Read more

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The Shepherds

Monday, December 19, 2005 Judith Welch

It has always seemed strange to me that God sent an angel to the shepherds in the fields to announce the birth of the Christ Child. Weren't shepherds considered to be on the lower rungs of society? Their work kept … Read more

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Are We There Yet?

Sunday, December 18, 2005 Heather Morton

Travelling with children is always an exercise in patience. Whether we are going a short distance or taking a longer vacation, our trip is always punctuated by statements and questions from the back seat: "I'm hungry." "How much farther?" "When … Read more

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Handmade By God

Saturday, December 17, 2005 Julie Bowles

As a new Christian, I have always found today's Scripture to be an intriguing verse. Just a few Sundays ago, our pastor used this verse in his sermon. This week I was given an opportunity to see this verse put … Read more

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A Gingerbread Christmas

Friday, December 16, 2005 June Heale

Many children in this world have only a gingerbread Christmas, making gingerbread houses, men, and cookies. We have all heard the childhood fable of the Gingerbread Man, and many of us have read it to our children. One Christmas I … Read more

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Who Does The Preparing In Your House?

Thursday, December 15, 2005 Iris Ford

Most Advent themes emphasize the preparations we are invited to make for the coming of our special baby — Jesus, born in Bethlehem. We clean the house and heart. We bake up a storm (maybe). We send out Christmas cards … Read more

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The Perfect Gift

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 Shirley Dobie

Gift giving is a favourite pastime at our house, and at Christmas, most of all. We enjoy choosing something appropriate and wrapping it with beautiful paper and ribbons. It is so much fun to change the appearance with an odd-shaped … Read more

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Frosty

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 John Stuart

I was feeling tired and weary one morning, and the busyness of Christmas was beginning to get me down. I took the garbage bags out to the sidewalk in the bitterly cold pouring rain, and then slouched into my car … Read more

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Baby Jesus

Monday, December 12, 2005 Judy Miller

During the week, I have many little people coming and going — sometimes daily. What a blessing they are! I have a church ornament I put out only at Christmas time. The candle glowing in it shows the beautiful painted … Read more

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