Faith Holidays

Kristi Woods helping grow your faith through various faith holidays…and a few that are simply celebrations.

The Gift

The Gift

    Have you ever received something that you really didn’t want? Maybe it didn’t adjust well into your “I want” list, was the wrong color, style, or something of the sort?   My husband and I were flooded with thoughtful gifts on our wedding day 20+ years ago. Among the presents were glass candle…

Index card with the word thanksgiving on it, underneath the title Living with Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving…

Living with Thanksgiving Do you live with thanksgiving? Sometimes I struggle. Offering thanks doesn’t come easy. I forget.   But being thankful is a vital part of our walk with the Lord. It’s that “remembering to remember” thing we talked about several weeks ago. Do you recall?   Thanksgiving in Phil. 4:6   Since you…

Heart of the Magi

Heart of the Magi

Updated 12/22/22 I want a heart of the Magi–one like theirs. You too? Let’s take a look at their story. Turmoil and Jesus’s Birth Matthew 2 opens the door to turmoil. What’s new? Isn’t there turmoil surrounding the name of Jesus yet today? Even in the midst of Jesus’ birth, there’s a king fighting for…

A little boy with strawberry blond hair sitting at a table giving thanks

A Lesson in Thanks

A Lesson in Thanks   A common thread, the plea rose heavenward, “Keep Daddy safe.” It easily rolled from the lips of the youngster, prayed with honesty and true desire daily during his father’s deployment. He was only two-years-old, yet now I consider he aged years well beyond in the spiritual realm. As a mother,…