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Why We Stopped Going House to House for the Holidays

We hit a breaking point. We were so tired of rushing from house to house; we had truly begun to dread holidays. It was time to make a change for our family.

WATCH: Hobby Lobby Lights Up Mom Hearts With Viral Christmas Ad

Has Hobby Lobby entered the world of emotionally persuasive holiday short-form cinema? It would certainly seem so! And their Christmas ad effort is 100% geared toward what is undoubtedly their most loyal customer: busy (exhausted, out-of-time) moms.

“This Christmas I Want Food”: What These Foster Kids Want For Christmas Is Heartbreaking

None of them asked for this year’s hottest toy, or another video game to add to their collection. No, the children who filled out these tags listed their “innermost dreams”—things that should be part of everyone’s childhood.

Once Again, Chick-fil-A Opens Its Doors on Sunday—And the Reason Why Is Pretty Amazing!

It’s hard to count the number of times I’ve woken up on Sunday craving Chick-fil-A (because my mind somehow subconsciously knows I can’t have it). I drive up to the empty parking lot assuming I just won the breakfast lottery with NO drive-thru line, only to realize they’re closed. Obviously.

Anyone with any sort of love for this one-of-a-kind food chain already knows that the Christian-owned operation closes on Sunday to honor the Sabbath — but every once in a while, Chick-fil-A will open its doors on Sundays to serve a good cause.

From hosting church inside its doors to helping hurricane victims, the lengths this restaurant will go to do the Lord’s work are endless.

Well this week, one Chick-fil-A decided they wanted to be a part of serving community members seeking shelter from Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas.

Restaurant owners Nikki and Donovan Carless had kept a constant watch on the storm’s path and aftermath on TV and kept asking themselves what they could possibly do to help.

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Kelsey Straeter
Kelsey Straeter
Kelsey is an editor at Outreach. She’s passionate about fear fighting, freedom writing, and the pursuit of excellence in the name of crucifying perfectionism. Glitter is her favorite color, 2nd only to pink, and 3rd only to pink glitter.

Why We Stopped Going House to House for the Holidays

We hit a breaking point. We were so tired of rushing from house to house; we had truly begun to dread holidays. It was time to make a change for our family.

WATCH: Hobby Lobby Lights Up Mom Hearts With Viral Christmas Ad

Has Hobby Lobby entered the world of emotionally persuasive holiday short-form cinema? It would certainly seem so! And their Christmas ad effort is 100% geared toward what is undoubtedly their most loyal customer: busy (exhausted, out-of-time) moms.

“This Christmas I Want Food”: What These Foster Kids Want For Christmas Is Heartbreaking

None of them asked for this year’s hottest toy, or another video game to add to their collection. No, the children who filled out these tags listed their “innermost dreams”—things that should be part of everyone’s childhood.