God's Still Doing Miracles
Who doesn’t love the Children’s Christmas play at church? Growing up in the church, Jamie and I participated every year when we were kids....
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" Videos & Blogs
But It's Christmas!!!
I love Christmastime!!! Seriously, it’s my second favorite time of the year. (Summer will always rule supreme!) I love the Christmas...
The First Gift I'll Give
I remember being a little girl, maybe six or seven years old and walking into my Mom’s room as she was wrapping Christmas presents. I...
The Year that Changed the world
It was a year like no other. No one saw it coming, and no one will ever forget it. Ultimately, it changed the course of history...
Shine your Beautiful Light
One of my absolute favorite things to do this time of year is drive around looking at Christmas lights. It started when I was a little...
Christmas is not a fairy tale
A few weeks ago, I was watching a news program when they shared a story about some whale watchers who got a little too close to the...
A Heart God Can Use: Your Invitation to the Party
Let’s look at the story of the shepherds and see how it reflects God’s heart for all of us to be part of His family and play a role in...
The Perfect Christmas
It was the ‘perfect Christmas’. Well, maybe not for Mary. I think it's fair to say that things weren’t exactly turning out the way she...
A Heart God Can Use: God Will Make a Way
What can the story of Mary, Joseph, and the wise men teach us about walking in our God-given passion, place, and purpose? Check out...
When the Grinch is Coming to Christmas
So last week, we talked about the fact that not all holidays come with a guaranteed Christmas movie happy ending. One of the biggest...
A Heart God Can Use: God Wants to Use You
It’s never too early or too late to walk in your God-given passion, place, and purpose. For proof of this fact, we don’t have to look any...
A Not-So-Hallmark Christmas
Starting earlier than ever, it was October 26 when Hallmark started airing original Christmas movies this year. Even before that, they...
Happy Thanksgiving from Adessa Holden
Just wanted to take a moment to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! Have an amazing weekend.
Your Holiday Calling
So they’re finally here—the holidays. First Thanksgiving, then Christmas, finally New Years. As we’re approaching what’s called the...
One Last Gift
Happy New Year! Here’s one last gift you can give yourself that will revolutionize your 2019.
Good Tidings of Great Joy
It’s Christmas crunch time now—-here’s the #1 key to having a joy-filled Christmas.
Have Yourself A Quirky Little Christmas
Is Christmas overload starting to get you down? Here’s a quick tip for how to regain your joy: have a quirky little Christmas.
The Joy of Giving
Looking for a way to infuse some joy into your Christmas season—-find a way to give something to someone who can’t give you anything in...
Who Needs Perfect?
Even if the perfect Christmas isn’t possible, you can still have a joy-filled Christmas by following this quick tip.
Christmas: One Gigantic Birthday Bash
Ahhh….Christmas…the most wonderful time of the year. I absolutely love the lights, the trees, the traditions, the music…this year I’m...
Lighting Up Our Little Corner of the World
This week we are so excited to share our first annual Christmas light display with you and share the journey that bought us to this...
A Life-Changing Trip to the Mall
It was less than 48 hours before Christmas, and I was at the mall. For weeks before the big day, Jamie told me, “I don’t want to be at...
Making Christmas Great Again
Adessa and I love to watch Christmas movies. I am a HUGE Christmas guy. One of Adessa’s favorite movies is a Lifetime movie (yes I...
You Can't Control Christmas...But You Can Enjoy It
As we're continuing our journey to vlog through Christmas, we ran into a little snag---I lost my voice from an upper respiratory...
Maintaining Christmas Joy
So last week I posted a video sharing my overwhelming excitement as we were on our way to purchase our first live Christmas tree in over...
What I Learned from a Hallmark Christmas Movie (or Overcoming Christmas Guilt)
It was a cold Friday night and I was snuggled up under a blanket watching a Hallmark Christmas movie. (Yeah, Fridays are wild for this...
Why I'm Thankful This Year
So this year there is a fresh excitement surging through the Holden house. We are excited about Christmas! And I don't mean just a little...
To Bethlehem and Beyond
Christmas is quickly approaching and churches everywhere are preparing to reenact the Nativity scene. Every year as they prepare their...
10 Gifts to NEVER Buy a Woman for Christmas
Just for fun (unless you need to copy it and pass it around to the men in your life!!) Here are a list of things to never buy a woman...
When Christmas Changes
We were driving along in the car when I asked my friend if she’d started Christmas shopping yet. Being that it was October and she’s...
Too Busy for Christmas
Welcome to Christmas—one of the best, yet busiest times of the year. Ironically, it’s the busyness that makes it the best and worst...
Warm and Fuzzy Christmas Memories
Last night a commercial came on television. It was a family shopping for Christmas decorations at Lowe’s and it immediately sent me on a...
Too Busy for Christmas
Welcome to Christmas—one of the best, yet busiest times of the year. Ironically, it’s the busyness that makes it the best and worst time...
A Heart God Can Use
Think you’re too young and inexperienced to be used by God? Then think about Mary. She was a young teenager, probably between 13 and 15...
All I Want for Christmas....
One of my favorite Christmas movies is the Charlie Brown special, “I Want a Dog for Christmas Charlie Brown.” At the risk of sounding...
10 Gifts Every Woman Should Give Herself for Christmas
“On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…a partridge in a pear tree.” Hmmmm---I know it’s a popular song, but let’s be...
Putting the "Merry" Back into Christmas
Do you remember when the holidays were fun? They were simpler, more enjoyable. Is it possible to enjoy Christmas again? I believe the...