As we look forward to the New Year and all it may bring, take a moment to pause and look back at what has been. Looking back through a lens of curiosity can bring a sense of peace that you may not be expecting.

What if, this year, we take some extended time to focus on receiving before we put our time, energy, and focus into giving? We’ve already been given a gift hand-crafted for each one of us, and it's because of God's love for his kids - for us - that we’ve already been given this amazing gift.

When you feel like "we need a little Christmas," maybe what your heart is seeking isn't "When?" but "Why?"

Agape love has the ability to fill the hollowness if we let it. It can heal the worst of what has been inflicted on our hearts.

Being happy and making merry are temporary, fleeting. They are very much dependent on circumstances. Joy, on the other hand, is different.

If our being at peace is dependent on outside circumstances, we will never feel at peace for any longer than the circumstance lasts.

Longing is not the same as anticipation. It matters how we wait.

Comparing ourselves to others can be dangerous to our mental and emotional health and is almost always inaccurate.

The holidays are here! Often, it’s a time of year that feels far more hectic than peaceful, more exhausting than restful. Why is that?