by John Thurman | Dec 2, 2024 | Resilient Living, Christmas, Christmas Stress, Holiday Stress, Resilient Faith-Based Living
Embracing Hope: The First Step of the Advent By John Thurman The First Sunday of Advent: Lighting the Candle of Hope This weekend, my wife and I began a tradition we’ve kept for 53 years. As we sipped our morning coffee, we lit the first candle on our Advent...
by John Thurman | Dec 20, 2020 | Christmas, Christmas Story, Christmas Stress, Christmas Traditions, Faith and Hope, Resilience
Faith expands in tough times. With all that has gone on this year, I wanted to show you how to have hope this Crazy 2020 Christmas! Are you ready for Christmas? I am! Am while I am not Buddy the Elf, the Christmas season has always been a time of celebration for our...
by John Thurman | Dec 10, 2019 | Resilience, Christmas, Grief, Holiday Depression
Me prepping the chocolate. For those of us who’ve lost a parent or family member, particularly around the holidays, this time of year can have some rough patches as we remember our loved ones. In December of 2015, I received the call from my sister that my mom Mary...
by John Thurman | Dec 22, 2016 | Christmas, Christmas Stress, Grief, Holiday Depression, Holiday Stress
My First Christmas without my Mama by John Thurman This Christmas will mark a first for me. It will be a bittersweet one because my mama went to be with the Lord on December 3, 2016. Her death was not a shock or a surprise. For the past several years she fought off...
by John Thurman | Dec 21, 2015 | Christmas, Christmas Story, Christmas Stress, Christmas Traditions, Resilient Faith-Based Living
(c) 2014 John Thurman – Old Town Abq – Christmas Eve at San Felipe Well, like most men, I am finishing up my Christmas shopping, and thanks to Amazon, everything will be here in time. I love this time of the year; I have loved it since I was little. My...
by John Thurman | Dec 7, 2015 | Christmas Story, Christmas, Christmas Stress, Christmas Traditions
Photo by JOhn ThurmanI found baby Jesus at Walmart by John Thurman Christmas yard art is at an all time low. I see blow up Santa’s, Reindeer, that look more like mule deer, gift boxes, snow globes, and all matter of Christmas merchandise in people’s yards. Last year,...
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