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A Father’s Love at Christmas

Every December, I set out my nativity scenes — all dozen-plus of them — but this year — something sweet caught my eye. Nearly every set shows Mary looking tenderly at Jesus in the manger or holding Him close, as any new mother would. But among all the figures, one nativity stood out from the…

By Donna Wuerch Noble December 7, 2025 0

Keep Christ in Christmas and in Every Day

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These two magnets — each gently reminding us to “Keep Christ in Christmas” — were gifts from dear friends. They now hold a place of honor on our refrigerator, where we see them every single day. And I absolutely love our friends’ hearts — because they’re right. With all the glitter, garland, goodies, and good…

By Donna Wuerch Noble December 3, 2025 0

The Lost Sheep

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The phone rings. A telephone solicitor asks the young boy who answers, “Can I speak to your mother?”“She’s outside,” the boy replies.“What about your father?”“He’s outside, too.”“Well… who is there?”“The police.”“The police?! Why?”“They’re helping my mom and dad find me… I’m hiding in the closet!” That dear mama nearly fainted — until she found out…

By Donna Wuerch Noble July 20, 2025 Off

Grace and a Wretch Like Me

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We’ve all sung the song — probably with a lump in our throats: “Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!” “A Wretch?? That’s not me,” I thought. Seriously. For the longest time, my desires were not to need amazing grace because I was already a “goody-two-shoes”. Ugh! Oh, how I…

By Donna Wuerch Noble March 18, 2025 Off

Nesting for the King

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Oh, how vividly I remember “nesting” like those mama birds, tirelessly fluffing and preparing for their baby birds to hatch! It’s in our mama DNA, isn’t it? We wash, fold, organize, and somehow manage to cram the equivalent of a department store into one tiny nursery. Those moments of preparation were filled with anticipation, excitement,…

By Donna Wuerch Noble December 11, 2024 Off

May the 4th Be With You

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Happy 4th Sunday of Advent and Happy Christmas Eve! We can join many others who will attend church today to breathe in what all this decorating, baking, shopping, partying, and having family and friend get togethers has been all about. It is unusual for Christmas Eve to fall on a Sunday. We are making the…

By Donna Wuerch Noble December 24, 2023 Off

The Name Above All Names

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I went back to bed after I posted my blog for the day. I wanted to grab just a few more winks before I started my day. I was restless though. In my head-voice, I started saying “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.” Then I started thinking about what that name means. I didn’t have…

By Donna Wuerch Noble November 5, 2023 Off

Holy Maundy Thursday

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Remember when, on Thursdays, we often tagged our photos on social media #TBT (Throwback Thursday) – meaning a blast from the past. This is my little family in 1980 at our church in Shawnee, OK, It was a big deal — big enough to dress up for the big Easter celebration. Had to get those…

By Donna Wuerch Noble April 6, 2023 Off

A Baby Changes Everything

A Baby Changes Everything Birthing Plan Faith Hill

One of my favorite Christmas songs is Faith Hill’s, “A Baby Changes Everything”. It is so true – especially when that growing little baby inside the Mama’s womb is getting new body parts and new features week by week while the Mama’s body is changing on the outside and inside. God’s glorious birthing plan! Don’t…

By Donna Wuerch Noble December 13, 2021 Off

Tougher Than Nails – Holy Saturday

Crucifixion Holy Saturday Tougher than Nails

Yesterday, as always on Good Friday with my husband, I watched “The Passion of the Christ” movie again. Not for entertainment, but for reminding me of the unspeakable price Christ paid for me. I think Mel Gibson got it right because Isaiah 52:14 says “His appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being…

By Donna Wuerch Noble April 11, 2020 Off