Christmas Turned Darkness to Light
I’m grateful that my cell phone has a flashlight on it. Night falls quickly these days because of the time change. I’m caught off guard coming out of a building early in the evening when its already pitch dark outside. Like a couple of nights ago when I walked out of Macy’s and couldn’t remember…
Remember Christmas 2020?
As I stood in what seemed to be a snail’s pace going through a Hobby Lobby check-out line, I couldn’t help but notice this jammed-packed “Christmas” store. Shelves upon shelves of every color of Christmas you would want – white, pink, blue, green, turquoise, or traditional red. And every style you would want – country,…
The Difference Grandparents Can Make
At church, a new friend invited me to her Grandmothers’ Prayer Group – specifically for the “grand” purpose of praying for our grandchildren. The pictures that follow indicate that I made it – and it didn’t disappoint. What precious moments ensued. They asked for the names of my grandchildren and their ages. As I listed…
A Life of Purpose – On Purpose
What a grand scheme God had when He sent His only begotten Son to this earth with the ultimate purpose of dying on a cross for you and me…..so that we could spend eternity with the WHOLE FAMILY of God! Now, that’s what I call a “Purpose-Driven-Life”. The book, “The Purpose Driven Life”, written by…
Waiting, Anticipating and Preparing
Today is the birthday eve celebration of my baby girl. I always make a big deal about “eves”. “Happy Birthday Eve” I’ll text or say to my children. “Happy Thanksgiving Eve and Happy Christmas Eve” I’ll declare too! The day before and anticipating the “day of”. I well remember the day before my girl was…
Keep on Knocking
Saturday night, I was sound asleep when I heard pounding on the back door of my children’s home. Then my phone rang. It was my grandson. He was locked out. I had checked my 360 app before I fell asleep (it was late) and it indicated he was home. But, I didn’t realize that he…
Caught Up in Advent Love
Last Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent when hope was the theme. Today, the second Sunday of Advent, the theme is love. Love is what caused the Father to look with pity on His people who needed a Savior. He loved so extraordinarily that He gave His only begotten Son….” to the world. (John…
Being Overshadowed
The word “overshadowed” can have a negative connotation when we think of a big brother who overshadows (dominates) his younger siblings or this comment: “Sometimes the real meaning of Christmas is overshadowed by commercialism.” While that’s true, it doesn’t have to be true for us. There is a place of peace and comfort when we…
Christmas Coping, Moping or Hoping
Okay! Your beautiful Thanksgiving family photos on social media drew me in. Incredible displays of tables set with perfection. Those photos represent family love and traditions. Seeing them makes me want to gather all the photos I took and add them to my blog today, but I won’t. Obviously, I’m still in thanks-giving and gratitude-living…
I Love a Good Love Story
I must start this beautiful month of God’s great love with a love story. I admit it. I’m a hopeless romantic so I love hearing people’s love stories. In fact, that’s one of my “asks”, not just for table-talk, but I sincerely love hearing how couples met, fell in love and got married. Maybe I’m…