Tag: luke 2:19

Our Job is to Make Jesus Famous

We live in an “out loud” generation, don’t we? For those of us who thrive on social media, silence isn’t exactly our strong suit! Now that Christmas has wrapped up, I still find myself lingering in the awe of the most extraordinary birth EVER. Mary? She was the quiet type. She didn’t post about baby…

By Donna Wuerch Noble December 30, 2024 Off

Lord, Make Me a Ponderer!

Picture this: I’m wrapped in the warm twinkle of our Christmas trees, surrounded by tiny village churches, my mom’s beloved ceramic tree with its colorful little bulbs, and my cherished Nativity sets. The air is filled with the sweet aroma of Maple Sugar Scentsy wax melts, and everything feels just right. I am pondering. And…

By Donna Wuerch Noble December 14, 2024 Off

Treasuring and Sharing

My daughter’s name is Staci. We chose that name because it is a derivative of Anastasia. It means “resurrection life”. And that is what she has been bringing to many people most all her life by sharing with them the resurrection life of Jesus. And, then God surprises us with another Anastasia. My grandson, Payton,…

By Donna Wuerch Noble December 21, 2023 Off

Treasuring and Making Jesus Famous

We all knew from social media that Anastasia, my friends’ baby girl, made her debut Friday morning. I love her name because my Staci’s name is a derivative of Anastasia, which means “resurrected life”! My thoughts went to Mary and how she “treasured these things in her heart”, unlike how descriptive we are about our…

By Donna Wuerch Noble December 23, 2018 Off

God is Really, Really With Us

I’ve become an avid “noticer”. A noticer is one who observes, notices, and pays attention to details — not one like my husband who would notice and identify flaws in home construction or a musical composition and performance (just ask my Staci about how he “noticed” everything — like the sound quality, her word pronunciation,…

By Donna Wuerch Noble December 16, 2017 Off

Mary, Did You Know?

My claim to fame….if it weren’t for me — my children wouldn’t be. And God needed a vessel — one He favored above ALL women — to be the Mother of Jesus. He chose Mary to BE the First Lady of our Faith. She was found faithful. And what faith she had! She was the…

By Donna Wuerch Noble December 13, 2017 Off