Julie Lyles Carr

‘Twas three days after Christmas And all through the house Not a kid was stirring Not even starting to rouse And I in my sweats With new love handles to pat Had misplaced my motivation The decor and tree to pack “What is this feeling?” I asked of myself. “Now that all the festivities are done, Can’t this stuff pack…
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My in-laws are nothing if not brave. Or crazy. Every year when we celebrate the season in Oklahoma, they take all the grandkids out for pizza and Christmas lights. All.Of.Them. Rhema Bible College puts on quite the Noel display in lights and turns their campus into a veritable winter wonderland. The kids took their cameras along to catch all the…
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But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, Philippians 3:20 The numbers on the digital clock in our bedroom glowed in the pre-dawn darkness. I awoke to a sound coming from the living room.  A rustling.  A movement. I jumped to the door, swinging it open.  And there he crouched. 5 of…
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Sat, 25 Dec 2010 06:01:00 +0000julielylescarr

My dad surprised several of us this year with handcrafted gifts. Carved by hand.  Crafted by love. Each piece he created has a story behind it. For one of my brothers and I, it was an ode to some building projects we had done with my dad…and the resultant tool carnage that resulted, mine a measuring tape, brother’s a t-square….
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