What a year it has been! If you think you haven’t heard from me in a while, you are correct. I last posted in May, then took a brief break from writing online and social media. I thoroughly enjoyed it! Even though I took a break from my monthly Eternity …
She looked forward to the year ahead with anticipation. It promised to be the best year of her young life! This was the year her dreams would come true, and she would reach the goal to which she had aspired since she was a small girl. This would be her …
It is the morning after Christmas. Newly opened presents, hastily dropped on the furniture and more in boxes on the floor, overwhelm our small living room. And me. I send my husband off to work in the early darkness, pour a cup of coffee and escape to the relative neatness …
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 …
It is the morning after Christmas. Newly opened presents, hastily dropped on the furniture and more in boxes on the floor, overwhelm our small living room. And me. I send my husband off to work in the early darkness, pour a cup of coffee and escape to the relative neatness …
“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 …
