Show Your Appreciation at Christmas

Several years ago, as Christmas was fast approaching, I had a dilemma. I wanted to give small but meaningful gifts to a large number of people (pastors, church office workers, child care workers, teachers, coworkers, neighbors, and friends), but I had very little money to make it happen. I wanted the gifts to be useful and...

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Bee a Blessing

Long ago, people would hold a “bee,” a gathering of friends and neighbors to accomplish a task. The tasks were often big jobs, such as raising a barn, which would be difficult to do alone. The bees were also social events, giving the friends and neighbors time to visit while doing the work. For the last few years, my...

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