Merry Christmas from our house to your house Merry Christmas from our kids to yours May happiness be round your Christmas tree May your disappointments be few. Merry Christmas from our house to your house May peace and good will follow you And may you be blessed with health and …
Before time ticked out the days, before space gave those days a place to play themselves out, and before matter existed to give them substance, there was God. The God, Whose words sparked against the darkness and lit the eternal flame we call Light. The Light was good, and it …
“O come let us Adore Him, O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!” It’s the anthem of the season. Those whose eyelids droop under another minor rendition of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” rouse when the strains of this song begin. It …
‘Tis the season. The hustle of the marketplace. The long hours of traveling. The lights, the sounds, the frantic purchasing and jostling in long lines of people. Busy crowds of people with an agenda. Such was the scene Mary and Joseph happened upon as they entered Bethlehem. She swollen with …
Decorating our homes for Christmas is a fun way to celebrate the season, but what does it really mean? I like to think of it as a bride adorning herself for her husband. According to Ann Voskamp, the Advent season is all about the waiting for His coming. Just as …
We made it through another 31 Days of writing for me and reading for you. I’m actually finishing this a little past the 31st day, but that is just my life. Thank you so much for joining me on this journey. I told you about my day, my week, …
“For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son…” So familiar. Such a beloved verse. But I question, do I love enough to give? Cherishing life broadens from those people and things closest to me. But sometimes, I’m narrow-minded and think only of those things I …
It was the best of times and it was the worst of times. That may be the beginning of a classic novel, but it is also the story of our life this year. In a bittersweet way, we have learned the value of another person’s life. I cannot have …
You probably know I’m not interested much in labels. However, I have learned that I am an introvert in my personality. We are actually a family of introverts with possibly two exceptions (jury’s still out on those). This means we have to be careful not to be anti-social, not …
I’m truly not a very materialistic person. I credit that to my mother. She did not put a lot of sentimental value into things while we were growing up. Her life is truly about people. We would have company often since my father is a pastor. Mothers would come …
