our Christmas hope
Dear Maliyah, Every year around Christmas time I hope to have a moment. A moment where the power and beauty of Christmas hits me, and I am able to see the meaning of Christmas in new light. I seek out sermons to listen to, I read Advent devotionals, and I reread the Christmas story over and over in hopes that something would stand out to me that hadn’t before. Nearing Christmas time, I was so frustrated with myself that I hadn’t had this moment yet, so I listened to more reli