Spiritual Food for Thought Archives | Make it a Garden https://makeitagarden.com/category/writers-nook/spiritual-food-for-thought/ Creating imaginative & inviting places Tue, 26 Nov 2024 04:33:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://makeitagarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-miag-watering-can-32x32.png Spiritual Food for Thought Archives | Make it a Garden https://makeitagarden.com/category/writers-nook/spiritual-food-for-thought/ 32 32 The Shepherd’s Surprise https://makeitagarden.com/the-shepherds-surprise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-shepherds-surprise https://makeitagarden.com/the-shepherds-surprise/#comments Sat, 25 Dec 2021 04:47:44 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=7217 Was this just a random group of shepherds, or was there a reason why God called their attention to the birth of His Son?

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/the-shepherds-surprise/feed/ 2 7217 The Faith That Waits: Simeon’s Story https://makeitagarden.com/the-faith-that-waits-simeons-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-faith-that-waits-simeons-story https://makeitagarden.com/the-faith-that-waits-simeons-story/#respond Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:50:44 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=7158 Meet the Simeon of the Christmas Story with insights into what it may have been like to be assured of seeing the Christ child.

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/the-faith-that-waits-simeons-story/feed/ 0 7158 Watching for Jesus: Anna’s Story https://makeitagarden.com/watching-for-jesus-annas-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watching-for-jesus-annas-story https://makeitagarden.com/watching-for-jesus-annas-story/#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2021 06:26:36 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=7146 Part 1 of a 3-part series of short reflections for Christmas. Go deeper into the story behind a woman's wait to see Jesus.

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/watching-for-jesus-annas-story/feed/ 0 7146 The Peace & Joy of Contentment https://makeitagarden.com/happy-holidays-the-peace-joy-of-contentment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-holidays-the-peace-joy-of-contentment https://makeitagarden.com/happy-holidays-the-peace-joy-of-contentment/#respond Sat, 09 Nov 2019 07:42:08 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=4229 Tone down the commercialism of Christmas and have a more balanced celebration; discover what true Joy and Contentment means.

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