Simply Said - K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Silly.

  The In Between Well here we are again, the week in between two years.  A lot of us take this week to reflect on the old and make plans for the  new. We might reflect on our mistakes, and that's ok as long as we have learned from them and not let them hold us back. We must remember that our mistakes don't define who we are. We might reflect on our losses. There have been so many of those for so many people during this time of covid.  We have so many questions, so many whys which we may never get the answers to on this side of heaven.  I am not one for throwing scripture at people's pain because I believe that when people are experiencing loss it is not the time to be hitting them over the head with the Bible.  I can pray for you though.  For anyone who is reading this and has experienced any kind of loss this year I pray for strength to endure, peace, a calmness of spirit and a knowing that you are going to be ok. Amen. We might take this time to refl...

  Jesus - The true gift In the midst of all the commercialism leading up to Christmas, the true meaning of the season can be lost.  I have a pin that I wear during the holidays that says Jesus is the reason for the season to remind myself and others that we are celebrating the birth of Christ.   Who else do we know of who celebrates a birthday and everyone else gets all the gifts?  Let's invite Jesus to His birthday party. This very day in David's town your Savior was born-Christ the Lord!  And this is what will prove it to you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." (Luke 2:11,12).                                                                                                 Simply Put:

  Advent Reason The word Advent is given to the time leading up to Christmas Day and the birth of Jesus Christ.  A candle is lit from an Advent Wreath, on each of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas.  The candles represent: Hope, Love, Joy and Peace.  The 5th candle which is lit on Christmas Day represents Jesus, the light who has come into the world.                                                                                                                  Simply Put:                                                             ...

  Encouragement Encouragement is defined as the action of giving support, confidence, or hope.  I think most of us would agree that we need this now more than ever.  I came across these 12 suggestions on the best ways to encourage someone: a) Smile b) Listen c) Acknowledge d) Catch them doing something right and let them know you noticed. e) Share positive thoughts as soon as they occur to you. f) Praise effort and progress, no matter how small. g) Tell them how they helped. h) Boost morale.                                                         Simply Put: Be an encourager.