Mid-Week Advent Inspiration
The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” - Luke 2:10
In a Peanut Cartoon, Linus tells Charlie Brown, “When I hear those coyotes howling at night, it totally depresses me. I start to feel lonely . . . . Then I get scared.” Charlie Brown says, “I thought holding onto that blanket made you secure.” Linus replies, “I think the warranty has run out.”
Isn’t that true for us? We fear life, and we fear death and everything in between. The howling at night comes in many forms.
The cure to our fears is found in the coming of Jesus Christ into our world. The first words of Adam in the Garden of Eden were “I am afraid,” and we still carry that fear with us today. But the first words at the birth of Jesus are, “Don’t be afraid.”
A church member bought my youngest son a Grinch doll for Christmas. He was only three or four years old at the time. He was terrified. He refused to have it in the house.
This is the same kid who was terrified that a leprechaun was going to wreak havoc in his room because that was what had happened at his preschool.
For a few years, the leprechaun trap project was serious business at our house. There would be no leprechauns in our home.
And he was having none of the Grinch. So we donated it to another kid.
Favorite Holiday Recipes
Submitted by Janice Rogers
Chocolate Caramel Bars
1 14 oz box Kraft caramels
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 box butter recipe or swiss choc cake mix
1 1/2 sticks margarine, melted
6 oz pack choc chips
Preheat oven to 350. Melt caramel and 1/3 cup evap milk on the stovetop. Stir while melting. Melt butter.
Combine cake mix, butter, and 1/3 evap milk in the mixer until well blended. Press 1/2 cake mixture in 9 x 13 greased pyrex. Bake 6 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle choc chips and pour caramel mixture over mix. Dollop the rest of the cake mix on top. Bake 15 -18 minutes. Cool to room temp then chill for 30 minutes. Cut into bars.
Mid-week Humor