The Candy Cane Story

by Joyce Zook | Dec 19, 2025 | Love the Holidays

A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane.  He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy, white to symbolize the...

My Future Is In God’s Hands

by Joyce Zook | Dec 16, 2025 | Love the Holidays, Love Your Home, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage

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Setting Realistic Expectations for the Holidays

by Joyce Zook | Dec 2, 2025 | Free Resources, Love the Holidays, Love Your Home, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage, Marriage

Updated in December 2025, initially posted in December 2021. What I expected to happen at Christmas didn’t happen. My high expectations ultimately ruined the holiday. There was no joy or peace as we gathered to give thanks and celebrate the birth of Christ....

Love Is Not Rude from 1 Corinthians 13

by Joyce Zook | Nov 18, 2025 | Love the Holidays, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage

~1 Corinthians 13:5 I love this quote from Max Lucado, which illustrates the meaning of love is not rude. Rudeness snatches parking spaces. Rudeness mocks others. Rudeness interrupts. Christ, on the other hand, was courteous. He was patient, thoughtful, and careful to...

How to Have Dates During the Holidays

by Joyce Zook | Nov 4, 2025 | Love the Holidays, Love Your Home, Love Your Life, Love Your Marriage, Marriage

Updated October 2025, initially published in November 2023 Stop feeling lonely and isolated from your husband during the holiday season. Start experiencing the joy of dating your mate when money and time are tight.  Keep the lines of communication open throughout the...

3 Steps to Declutter the Toys Before Christmas

by Joyce Zook | Nov 28, 2023 | Love the Holidays, Love Your Life

Before the new toys descend upon your house this Christmas, let’s make room for them. Go through the kids’ room, hopefully with them, and sort through their toys in 15-minute segments of time. It will probably surprise you how much gets accomplished. Here’s an idea of...