by Marie | Christmas, Devotionals, Faith, Hope, Joy, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment
Can you feel it? The anticipation, excitement, hope, and wonder in the air as Christmas approaches? Or have you gotten too focused on the shopping, baking, decorating, and list-making to notice? Christmas is the season of anticipation. The four weeks leading up to...
by Marie | Christmas, Devotionals, Faith, Holidays, Marie Wells Coutu, Peace
Some of my most vivid Chrismas memories have something to do with gifts: -The year I snuck into my parents’ bedroom and found the one present I wanted most! Though I was excited to know I was getting a Ken doll, there was a bit of a letdown, too, due to the lack...
by Marie | Christmas, Christmas traditions, Devotionals, Faith, Holidays, Marie Wells Coutu, Sacrifice, Such a Moment
While decorating for Christmas this year, I set up our ceramic nativity set and surrounded it with fake straw. This set is special to me because it was made by my father some 15 years ago. Most of his life, Daddy was a carpenter, but in his later years, he did some...
by Marie | Christmas, Christmas traditions, Faith, Holidays, Marie Wells Coutu, Names of God, Such a Moment
Putting up Christmas lights is a tradition at our house. Whether stringing them along the eaves of the roof or wrapping them around the trunks of palm trees, getting the lights up signifies that we are anticipating Christmas. I remember taking drives with my parents...
by Marie | Christmas, Devotionals, Faith, Love, Marie Wells Coutu, Such a Moment
On this day after Christmas, here’s the story in a few words:
by Marie | Christmas, Christmas traditions, Marie Wells Coutu, Such a Moment
My friend and fellow fiction writer Angela Arndt wrote about Christmas cards and graciously allowed me to share her post here: Paper Christmas Cards Every paper Christmas card I receive is read and hung in the window so I can see it every day. I love seeing the...
