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A Blessed Christmas to You All

By Karen Ballon December 25, 2013
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Cat and Dog devouring Santa's cookies and milk

As you may have noticed, my day to blog here on the agency blog is Wednesday. I was utterly delighted when I realized that my blog fell on Christmas! If there is any one day of the year that is my absolute favorite, it’s Christmas. I have so many wonderful memories of Christmas…not just the day, but the whole season. My mom was the absolute queen of celebrations, and she knew how to do Christmas right. How to share the joy and wonder of the season, how to let Christ’s light and love shine through her smile and her tender touch. And my dad filled our holidays with the most wondrous advent devotions, music, and laughter. So yes, I love Christmas. My prayer for each of you this year is that you feel Christmas as never before. That the purest blessing of what we’re celebrating—the advent of our Savior!—will overflow every moment of today for you and your family.

A Merry, merry Christmas to you, my friends.

And here’s a video for you to share. May it delight and move you as it did me.

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Category: Karen, PersonalTag: Christmas

The Quiet Miracle

By Dan Balowon December 24, 2013
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Jesus Christ being born of a virgin in a stable in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago was one of greatest miracles by God.  Ranking miracles is a silly pursuit, so I will avoid that, but consider this…

The Creator of the entire physical universe, who existed before time itself, with infinite power, majesty and holiness, restrained all that glory and squeezed himself into a tiny, humble, human baby, …

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Category: Christian, Dan, Faith, PersonalTag: Christian, Christmas, Faith

The Anti-Christ-mas Redeemed

By Steve Laubeon December 23, 2013
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by Steve Laube

Ebenezer Scrooge shouted, “What is Christmas to you but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer….Every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.”

Not the most merry of sentiments but is illustrative of the …

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Category: Christian, Faith, Personal, SteveTag: Christian, Christmas, Faith

Silly Saturdays – December 21, 2013

By Steve Laubeon December 21, 2013
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I couldn't resist. I have been assimilated.
(The piece ends at around 1:20. After that is a commercial from the person who put this together.)

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Category: Humor, Steve

Fun Fridays – December 20, 2013

By Steve Laubeon December 20, 2013
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Love the arrangement of this song. The joy of everyone involved is infectious!

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Staying Healthy Over the Holidays

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon December 19, 2013
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Now that we are in the midst of the holidays, it’s easy to lose sight of keeping our bodies in top form. Since we in publishing have sedentary jobs, we must be vigilant about our health. Even though many of us work at home, we still have parties at church, our outside jobs, our spouse’s work, clubs, and other food-laden events. I’ve already been challenged by two events: …

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Category: Career, Personal, TamelaTag: Career, Health, Holidays

Competitive Spirits and Battling Discouragement

By Steve Laubeon December 18, 2013
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Guest post by Roseanna M. White Roseanna M. White is a writer with a passion for bringing history to life. Her most recent historical series, The Culpepper Ring series (Harvest House) has received rave reviews from readers and reviewers alike. In addition to being a writer, Roseanna is the senior reviewer at the Christian Review of Books, which she and her husband founded; the senior editor at …

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Category: Career, Guest Post, The Writing LifeTag: Career, Discouragement, Encouragement, The Writing Life

So You Want to Be in Pictures?

By Dan Balowon December 17, 2013
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At some point in their careers, just about every novelist will yearn to see their books on the silver screen.

However, the number of authors who are fortunate enough to have movies made and actually like the final film version, are few and far between.  Movies have been found to be a proverbial “good news, bad news” experience for authors.

An illustration of this is Roald Dahl’s children’s …

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Category: Career, DanTag: Career, movies

‘Tis the Season

By Steve Laubeon December 14, 2013
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Best Christmas Card Photo Ever? – Jon Acuff thinks so: Source:  jamiliajean.com via Jon on Pinterest

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Category: Fun Fridays, Humor, Steve

Fun Fridays – December 13, 2013

By Steve Laubeon December 13, 2013
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This simply made me smile. Extremely clever.
And these Canadians aren't afraid to say "Merry Christmas!"

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Category: Fun Fridays, Steve
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