Category: Advent

The Long Journey: What Must Mary Be Thinking

by Tammy L. Mashburn | Dec 20, 2017 | Advent, Christmas, Gifts of Grace | 12 |

From Nazareth to Bethlehem, Mary, heavy with child rides on a donkey’s back. Mary, not much...

The Waiting-Looking Forward

by Tammy L. Mashburn | Dec 13, 2017 | Advent, Christmas, Women | 10 |

Anna, waiting, heart beating in anticipation. Anna, waiting, did not leave the temple. Anna,...

Knowing Before the Seeing: Upside Down Advent

by Tammy L. Mashburn | Dec 6, 2017 | Advent, Bible Study | 6 |

Are we willing to invest in knowing The Messiah? Can we know the Messiah, the Christ Child, God in...

Wrapping It Up and Moving Forward

by Tammy L. Mashburn | Dec 21, 2016 | Advent, Christmas, Chronic illness, Dysautonomia, Hope, P.O.T.S. | 11 |

“Long before silver bells jingled, Christmas lights twinkled, and horse-drawn sleighs went dashing through the snow, God reached down from heaven with the best gift of all. Love, wrapped in swaddling clothes. Hope, nestled...

Five Minute Friday: NOW

by Tammy L. Mashburn | Dec 16, 2016 | Advent, Christmas, Five Minute Friday | 10 |

“An instant in time that had no time. A picture that froze in mid-frame, demanding to be savored. A minute that refused to die after sixty seconds. A moment that was lifted off the timeline and amplified into a forever so...