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Favorite Christmas Gingerbread

My family’s favorite Christmas gingerbread can be eaten as a snack, dessert, or even as a yummy breakfast treat! Spray an 8 x 8 pan with non-stick coating. Preheat oven to 35oF. Mix together: 1 stick softened butter 2 eggs 1/2 cup unsweetened yogurt or …

About Molly Evert

Writer Molly Evert is a wife and homeschooling mom to 6 kids, who range in age from 2 to 18. She runs an educational website, My Audio School (http://www.myaudioschool.com), providing access to the best in children's audio literature. She also blogs at CounterCultural Mom (http://www.counterculturalmom.com) and CounterCultural School (http://www.counterculturalschool.com).

Book Review: The Twelve Teas of Christmas

by Lydia Harris

The Twelve Teas of Christmas (affiliate link to Amazon.com) by Emilie Barnes Paintings by Sandy Lynam Clough Harvest House Publishers If you want a lovely gift book that inspires you to serve tea during the holidays and beyond, you’ll enjoy The Twelve Teas of Christmas. It …

About Lydia Harris

Lydia E. Harris is happily married to Milt, her sweetheart for 48 years. She has two married children, five grandkids, and is the author of a Bible study, "Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting" (AMG Publishers, 2010 release). She's also a tea enthusiast and writes the column "A Cup of Tea with Lydia."

Can You Experience Christmas Anew this Year?

by Ann Stewart

A Facebook entry proclaimed 36 days to Christmas. As if in response to that notification, a question from my quiet time reading asked, How can you experience Christmas anew this year? For me, the answer might come through reading the Christmas story in John 1:1-18. Throughout …

About Ann Stewart

Ann just won the Christy Award for Best Debut Novel of 2017 with Stars in the Grass, originated AMG’s Preparing My Heart series, and writes “Ann’s Lovin’ Ewe” for The Country Register. When she's not writing, she's waving her arms directing musicals, teaching middle schoolers, or watching UVA Basketball, This is Us, or Madam Secretary. In her free time she hangs out with her husband, raising two lovely daughters and a whole flock of fuzzy sheep on Skye Moor Farm, in Virginia--where unscripted drama provides plenty of entertaining material.

Plan a Silent Night

by Lydia Harris

In December, my husband and I set aside one evening to listen to a recording of Handel’s magnificent Messiah. The twinkling tree lights, blazing fire, and cups of hot chocolate create a cozy atmosphere as we listen to the music and focus on Jesus’ birth. …

About Lydia Harris

A Different Kind of Christmas this Year

by Page Hughes

I love Christmas! If it sparkles or twinkles, I think we need two. You can imagine my inner struggle as my daughter, who has been serving on mission in a third world country, came home frustrated with the excess we live with in America. Through tears …

About Page Hughes

Page Hughes is a Jesus loving party girl who is always ready to have fun! She has been married to Dr. Les Hughes for almost 40 years and they reside in Alabaster, Alabama. Les and Page have been blessed with 4 amazing children and 11 fabulous grand children who are the source of many great illustrations. Page loves people well through ministering to their hurts, cooking delicious meals, and partying with the purpose of leading others to a deeper relationship with Jesus. Page’s goal in life is to go to heaven when she dies and take as many people as she can with her.

December ~ A Simple Christmas

by Kellie Renfroe

“The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they’re organized for.” ~Laura Ingalls Wilder. When I think of a simple Christmas, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s description of childhood in a log cabin …

About Kellie Renfroe

Kellie and her husband Greg have been married 32 years and have four children ranging in age from 18 to 28. She co-founded Mentoring Moments for Christian Women in 2005. Kellie is a homeschooling mom who enjoys reading, studying the Bible, writing, photography, and learning how to cook.

Home for Christmas

by Vicki Huffman

The first time I went home for Christmas, I was in my freshman year at college 1500 miles away from the military base in New Hampshire where my parents lived. My flight was to put me in Boston by 6 p.m., but bad weather delayed …

About Vicki Huffman

Writer / Editorial Board. National award-winning journalist Vicki Huffman's latest book is Soon to Come: The Revelation of Jesus Christ. It is a verse by verse exposition of the only purely prophetical book in the New Testament. Her other five books are: The Jesus Moses Knew: How to See Christ in the Old Testament; A Secret Hope (novel); Still Looking: Finding the Peace of God in Job Loss; Plus Living: Looking for Joy in All the Right Places, and The Best of Times. All are available in print and e-book on amazon.com. Vicki is a national award-winning author who has taught the Bible for many years. She was an editor for several Christian publishing houses, including Thomas Nelson and David C. Cook Ministries.

Christmas Petit Fours

by Molly Evert

When I tasted these delicious petit fours at my sister’s baby shower, I knew I had to make them for my family’s Christmas celebration. Although mine did not look as perfect as the ones I had eaten at the shower, they were every bit as …

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Jesus, Prince of My Peace

by Guest

“At once the angel was joined by a huge angelic choir singing God’s praises: Glory to God in the heavenly heights, Peace to all men and women on earth who please him.” (Luke 2:13-14, The Message) It was fall 2005. Our son Todd was preparing …

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German Apple Strudel

by Molly Evert

This recipe makes about 2 strudels. I usually make this for a crowd, quadruple the recipe (4x) and get about 7 or 8 strudels out of it. Ingredients: Strudel pastry: I prefer to purchase Phyllo Dough (sometimes spelled Fillo) from the frozen fruit section of …