Advent Quote by Shelley Shepard Gray

“Christmas has the waiting heart, often anxious for temporal desires, yearning for Jesus' presence above all.”

— Allene vanOirschot

“Maybe I need to immerse the fabric of my soul in torrential nature of Christmas, and in doing so to finally understand that it…

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, Present, and the…

— Charles Dickens

“The glory of Advent and Christmas is camouflaged by humility, anonymity and even foolishness, for our God likes to hide himself beneath his opposite.”

— Chad Bird

“Christmas is a time of sharing, and joy and grace. There's no better time to entertain family and friends than now.”

— Shelley Shepard Gray

“May the holy loneliness of Christmas open our hearts to long for His healing presence.”

— Allene vanOirschot

“On this eve of Christmas, whether you feel yourself to be surrounded by earthly blessings or whether you feel your blessings to be few,…

— Kerry van der Vinne

“May the holy ache of loneliness this Christmas awaken in every heart a longing for His presence.”

— Allene vanOirschot

“Christmas is such a time of struggle anyway, crammed with busy and hurry and the expectation that you will be joyful, no matter what.…

— Anna White

“Don’t spoil Christmas Day by anticipating how it will be. Let is unfold as it does, and be grateful for whatever comes.”

— Toni Sorenson

“I believe deeply that God does his best work in our lives during times of great heartbreak and loss, and I believe that much…

— Shauna Niequist

“Christmas is about God's doing whatever it takes to be with us-and our doing whatever it takes to be with Him. He climbed down…

— Ann Voskamp