Tag: holiday stress

  • The Day After Christmas

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    Bethany Douglas
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    The gifts are opened. The food eaten. The house is a disaster. Some return to work, others are left with family (who linger too long or not long enough) before schedules demand a return home. Leftovers are scattered throughout the kitchen. Pesky remnants of wrapping paper stay hidden behind couches and the tree. All that…

  • Ponder and Treasure

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    Bethany Douglas
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    Jesus’s birth, as we have heard many times, was not ideal. It was chock-full of unknowns, dirt, mess, and stress; not to mention blood, sweat, and tears! I imagine it came with its fair share of unmet expectations for the very expectant parents. Was he earlier than the due date? Later? The unknown must have…

  • For Those Who Ache

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    Bethany Douglas
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    For Those Who Ache I imagine you feel like damaged goods. Like what little was there to start with is now irrevocably tarnished. So much so that you\’re not worthy of love or any goodness in life. People have started treating you differently- like your pain and wounds are just too much… too ugly… to…

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