Entries by Lois Sutton

3 Practices to Transform Your New Year

 Happy New Year! I don’t know about your house, but in mine, Christmas has left the building!  The decorations are down, the mess is cleaned up and somehow, it seems a little lonely… Before Christmas, every time I look at the tree or the lights or nativity, I am filled with a sense of expectancy, […]

Advent Week 4 – The Candle of Love

O holy night the stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new glorious morn Fall on your knees O […]

ADVENT WEEK 3: THE CANDLE OF JOY

Happy Monday!! Hope, Peace and now Joy!!  How uplifting that is!  This has Jesus written all over it!  We are celebrating the birth of a very special baby who came to change the world. Prophets told of His coming long before He arrived.  So long that many had forgotten or given up hope.  And then […]

ADVENT WEEK 2: THE CANDLE OF PEACE

  Happy Monday!  Last week in Bible Study, we talked about things like being set free from sin’s control, becoming a slave to righteousness, not sin and realizing you are a child of God by being chosen by Him and brought into His family.  How does that make you feel?  It gives me a sense […]

ADVENT WEEK 1: THE CANDLE OF HOPE

Happy Monday! Until a few years ago, even though I had heard about Advent, I didn’t know what it was about.  Each year, I learn a little more and understand it a little more. The first week is for hope.  I think this is a beautiful explanation. Pray Unceasingly!! In His light, Lois ADVENT WEEK […]

My Favorite Habits of Happiness

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with much to be grateful for. I love Christmas!  I love the music and the decorations, but I especially love the reason we celebrate.  The birth of a savior! It always saddens me to think about the depression and sadness that so many experience from […]

Cultivating Habits of Being Grateful

Happy Monday and Happy Thanksgiving! This season is all about gratitude.  I am so grateful for so many things.  I shared in church this morning that 5 years ago, we were looking for a church.  Friends took us to New Song.  We went looking for a church and found a family.  What a blessing that […]

How to Avoid Stress-Eating Over the Holidays

Happy Monday on a Sunday! Time elements require me to do my email a little early this week.  I hope you don’t mind. And here it is – November.  We all know what that means.  First – if it applies, get rid of all the candy laying around screaming your name!  Next start planning.  Thanksgiving […]

Faith

Happy Monday! Our Thursday DP group has just turned another corner as we finished the new Faith Essential in the in-depth study. Isn’t it funny that no matter how often you read it or how much you believe you know, there is always something new there. One of my favorite scriptures, since beginning this journey, […]