A Song of Joy

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 14 Comments

One of my blessings is being able to put together the bulletin for my country church. My husband and I have been attending the same beautiful little church ever since we got married. Actually, he was attending there for several years before we married after his family moved to a farm just down the road from the church. I made …

The Wonder of the Story behind “Joy to the World”

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Joy to the world! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing, And heaven and nature sing, And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing. How many times have you sung “Joy to the World” at Christmas and thought how wonderfully it matched the feeling of the season of …

Chance to Win a Couple of Christmas Books

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Do you like Christmas stories?  Rose Allen McCauley visited my blog on Sunday and we’re giving a free download of her new book to someone who comments on her guest post or tonight’s post. I’ll draw for the winner Sunday, and so far the odds are very good. Along with Rose’s book, you can win a copy of my Christmas …