Christmas is over, but Jesus remains
For all practical purposes, Christmas is over. I managed to get the cookies baked (thank you daughters) and the gifts bought (thank you...
What? No Christmas?
What would life be like if Christmas never happened? What if Jesus took a good look at us while He was still in Heaven and said, “they...
Angel bedlam and all, it's nearly Christmas!
There are mere days left before Christmas! Yahoo!! Even though my shopping is not done, my tree still isn’t up, and my house not...
Be the peace of Christmas
We lit the second advent candle in church this past Sunday, the candle representing peace. Is it possible to find peace in today’s world...
The value of light
I was thinking about the value of light the other day. When I was a kid, I always had to be home at night when the street lights came on....
Who gets to see your secret rooms?
I may have shared with you this picture of the hallway in my house. When we toured the house for the first time, my husband and I burst...
How to change a black Monday mood?
Have you ever gotten up on the wrong side of the bed? From the moment your feet touch the floor everything hits that red button on your...
How deep are your roots?
I love the parable of the sower in Mark chapter 10. The farmer spreads his seeds and some fall on stones, some on areas of thin soil, and...
Words, like sticks and stones, do hurt!
How many of you learned the rhyme (and used it at appropriate times) sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me? I...
Whatever your role, play it well
We took few days out of our routine and took the camper out. We like to go to a place called Sycamore Lodge in North Carolina, only about...
