By: Debbie Christopher ~~Our Grow Group (Sunday School  class) hosts a monthly service at a local Assisted Living facility in our area. One of our— and their —most loved services is the Christmas Candlelight service held each December. One of my favorite parts of the service is having the privilege to read aloud the Christmas story from Luke chapter 2. When I taught elementary school, each year I had my first graders memorize Luke 2:7-14. I would narrate by reading verses 1-6 and 16-20. We...

By: Debbie Christopher ~ ~I had two separate thoughts started in my Blog Brainstorm folder of the Notes App. As I began working on them, I noticed that the basic theme of both was the same. Since I had pre-titled them as ‘Hindsight’ and ‘Stir the Soup’—an idea I stole from our Pastor—, I decided to combine them and go with ‘ Hindsight Soup’. I trust you are nourished by this ‘recipe’ as Thanksgiving approaches, and the Fall soup season winds down. The hindsight idea came when a new friend...

by:Debbie Christopher ~~ I heard a quote on the radio one morning as part of a Morning Motivation devotion. I loved it, and it lived in my mind all day…so of course, it turned into a blog thought! “God has already made a way—now, He’s making you!” Did you catch that? He’s ALREADY worked it out… but, now He is ‘making’ you. Wow! What an encouraging concept! When we come across those bumpy roads in life—those difficult life circumstances—we seem to always ask these same questions. How am I...