Category Archives: AllMomDoes

My son’s history with Christmas pageants has not been exactly merry. It all started when he was only six months old.  A church in Seattle asked if they could “borrow”...

As a little girl growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania, I can remember my family all dressed up and going to our Christmas service with beautiful music and candles lit all throughout the church. ...

The pace of the holidays can be crazy. How can we take a Sabbath approach to this season? Here's Step 3 - a great reminder that Sabbath is a GIFT. Learn about Step 1 here, and Step 2 h...

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And ever...

Luke 2: 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.  (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of S...

You guys. This Christmas, I have been obsessed with leggings. But not just any leggings. Obnoxiously loud and super fun Christmas leggings. I’ve spent far more time than I’m wil...

It is a delight to be allowed to speak in a Christmas devotion about Archelaus. It made me smile when his name came up. Archelaus is part of a deeply held belief of mine about the Bible. ...

It doesn't pair well with visions of sugar plums, candy canes and stockings. But the holidays can be a time of sadness, of loss, of depression for many people. The traditions and...

One of the most difficult parts for a modern day Christian to understand about the Bible’s account of Jesus’ birth is the fact that there weren’t more Jewish people celebrating it, e...

It is heart-breaking to picture a child on Christmas without a present under the tree from mom or dad. When a mom or dad are in prison the crime’s innocent victims are often forgotten. We can ch...