My constant source of Christmas happiness came from my grandparents’ home.
As a child of divorce, Christmas often came with feelings of sorrow. Holiday celebrations were divided between several different places and often felt chaotic and stressful.
But the celebration at Grandpa and Grandma’s house was a constant over the years, a source of happiness and contentment. A guarantee of good times.
In my time of crisis, words of encouragement from close friends were precious jewels I hid in my heart’s treasure chest.
Every mom’s dreaded moment—your child is having a meltdown in a store.
Except this time, it was all three of my children at once.
And I was at the checkout, with nowhere to hide.
Has God sent a stranger’s kindness to you at just the right time?
God sent me a mysterious person at a critical moment when I was a depressed teen in the fall of 1994.
Did you ever receive a word of encouragement that shaped your future? As a child, I received words of encouragement from my teachers that helped shape my future as a writer.
