A Prayer for Christmas Peace
Prince of Peace,
We know peace is possible
only through you.
In our days full
of planning and cleaning
shopping and wrapping
baking and decorating
we need your peace
which passes all understanding.
Brave Girls 365 Devotional by Jennifer Gerelds and Tama Fortner
I chose this book as a Christmas gift for my eight-year-old daughter, and she will be delighted with the stories and lessons inside. She will make new virtual friendships with all five of the Brave Girls: Hope, Glory, Honor, Gracie, and Faith. Each Brave Girl tells a bit about herself, and I appreciate that all of them share both strengths and challenges. They strive to be honest and grow in faith, just as I want my daughter to do.
The online Bible study for Christmas Peace for Busy Moms has been a wonderful, fun-filled journey for me, and I’ve made lots of new online friends through it. Today I’ve gathered all the basics in this post to help you out.
We have arrived at the final day of the online Bible study for Christmas Peace for Busy Moms. Whether you joined me for one, two, or all 25 days, I’m thankful to have you here. I welcome your comments and Amazon reviews. You will help spread Christmas peace to other busy moms through your efforts.
Today is a day of reflection. I encourage you to spend one day of Christmas break reflecting on God’s faithfulness to you in 2016, as I recommend in Christmas Peace for Busy Moms. See the book for several ideas of how to spend a day alone to reflect and refresh.
Busy December has officially arrived, and we’re one day away from wrapping up this online Bible study. It’s kind of funny to think about cleaning up when I’m still decorating, but if I plan ahead for a good cleanup attitude, I will gain peace in busy December. I have purchased Sarah Mae’s book, Having a Martha Home the Mary Way, to learn better methods for containing clutter. I can’t commit to cleaning up using her full method yet—that can wait for January. Yet, I plan to take a few tips from the book, such as cleaning my kitchen clean daily and rewarding myself with a Christmas cookie (yay!) after hard work.
When I’m cleaning, I pass by my beautiful prints from Ruth Chou Simons in my home. They remind me to pause for peace in my quest to restore order to my home.
I am blessed to introduce you to Ruth today in an interview. Please visit her site to view her gorgeous artwork.