by Elizabeth Mitchell | Dec 29, 2025 | Gratitude
“Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!” (Psalm 105:1) “Oh give thanks to the Lord…” First and foremost, before we attempt to ask or seek or knock down the door of heaven with a barrage of requests, we... 
by Elizabeth Mitchell | Dec 22, 2025 | Gratitude
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful…Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.” (Psalm 116:5.7) Cluttered little cave, with disheveled straw strewn on the floor and cranky animals waiting to be fed inside their... 
by Elizabeth Mitchell | Dec 15, 2025 | Courage
“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest.” (Luke 2:13-14) It’s Christmas time, and your heart should be cheerful and bright. But it isn’t. Not this year. Not when the load you bear is... 
by Elizabeth Mitchell | Dec 9, 2025 | Courage
“Before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 1:18) Christmas is the outlandish pronouncement that God majors in the miraculous! The details of the Christmas story, the ones we know by heart or easily neglect in the... 
by Elizabeth Mitchell | Dec 1, 2025 | Answers
“And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you.” (Luke 1:28) No angel in sight right now bringing us that startling announcement he brought to Mary. No light filling our room or surprising us with a face to face encounter of the heavenly...