Shine.

The holidays are a time of reflection, and for some of us, it’s tough. Personally after 12 years of preparing for Christmas Eve worship, I find myself oddly still.

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Church staff will get this – and if you don’t, even better – it’s weird not worrying about the candles! Has the order arrived? Are they ready? What’s your choice this year…paper or plastic drip protectors?

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Two For One

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). – Matthew 1:22-23

I’m working my first retail job and I’ve discovered a new conversation:

Yesterday the Christmas rush exhausted me. “I’m right there with you!” a friend said.

A customer told me she had worked retail for many years. “It’s so frustrating when people mess everything up!” she said. “I’m right there with you!”

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