Wednesday, November 28, 2012

A Children’s Book that Keeps Christ in Christmas

Finding fun and playful ways to keep Christ in Christmas was always an adventure and a challenge when my children were young. There were many children’s books about Christmas, but few of them kept Christ in Christmas. So I decided to write one.

Creating a book was no easy thing. It took years to learn how to write and illustrate for children. But finally, “Christmas in North Woods” has become a reality. My grandson loves the stories and the bird characters. He calls it a “big” book because it contains 12 stories that show kindness, respect, the power of prayer, and celebrating Christ’s birthday.

I wrote the book for children ages 4 to 8, but people of any age can enjoy the merriment of the stories and the light-hearted illustrations. If this is something that interests you, you can find my book on Amazon.com by clicking here.


May the wonder working miracles of God's amazing love strengthen and bless you this holiday season.

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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Staying Positive

A negative from a photograph is the opposite of the real picture. What should be dark appears light and vice versa. The same goes with our thoughts when they become negative. Where there should to be light in our thinking there is darkness, and what should be viewed as darkness appears as light. Dwelling on negative thoughts unbalances our perception of the people and the situations around us. Focusing on the pain takes us places we would normally not go. We start to see the world with eyes that deceive us and gravitate towards things that pulls us away from the light of Christ. What we once believed to be true starts to become false.

So how do we know if our thinking is real or deceptive? When we choose to dwell on things that are good, honorable, trustworthy and worthwhile, and SEE with the mind of Christ, we are on safe ground. For when we accept God’s gift of Jesus Christ, Scripture tells us that we are a new creation, that we have the mind of Christ, and that we have the authority to take our thoughts captive and submit them to the Lord, so our thoughts won’t spiral us downward. 


May the wonder working miracles of God's amazing love strengthen and bless you and bring you to a place of healing.
 
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