We Won’t Allow the Grinch OR Scrooge to Steal Christmas
Snuggling on the couch, Alexia and I watched “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. Though the Grinch was onery, grumpy and absolutely the WORST when it came to “Christmas spirit” (stealing and destroying anything that represented Christmas), in spite of it all, the Whos sang joyfully on Christmas morning, and the Grinch had an epiphany, returned…
Giving Thanks For the Daughter I Prayed and Dreamed For
MY STACI’s Birthday is today — December 8th. I’m celebrating my girl today! And, of course, my thoughts go to this special day when my dreams came true…..God gave me YOU! Wow! He loves me so much to have given me the full package — a girl that has charm, wit, personality, beauty,…
Celebrating THE NAME
I’m so grateful to be with my girl this weekend before her birthday on Monday (tomorrow). One day isn’t enough to celebrate her — I need several days. What a precious treasure she has been to me. We already had a beautiful son who was 2-1/2, then it was almost time for our 2nd child…
How About a Slice of Humble Pie?
When I saw this program at the Advent by Candlelight event last Monday, I noticed, right away, the word “HUMBLE” above my name. Actually, it was the title of a song that was sung before I spoke, but I thought “God are you trying to tell me something?” Just a few minutes later, I felt…
Give Your Family and Friends “The Perfect Gift for Christmas”
I keep getting email messages that the subject line reads, “Give your family and friends “THE PERFECT GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS”. I was deleting most of those and not even finding out what they meant until yesterday. THE PERFECT GIFT??? A Gift Card. And, I thought, yes, gift cards are great because you can buy anything…
Never a Birth Announcement Like This One
We’ve all received “Birth Announcements” from friends and family telling us about their new “pride and joy”. But can you imagine a birth that a mere photo or card could not contain the magnificence and grandeur of THIS birth? Not even a baby born to England’s royal family received this sort of announcement.…
“I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD”
A couple of weeks ago, I heard from a friend who wanted to meet with me because she was very troubled, so we met at a restaurant, and spent about two hours talking about “issues” in her life — those issues had been going on for many years, and she was consumed with it all…
Redeemed — Exchanged for Value
I loved the First Sunday of Advent message brought by Fr Bryan Brooks. He said, “This was before recycling. Many of you youngsters won’t remember when we took our glass soda pop bottles to the store to “redeem” them for some change. But you mature folks will remember.” And, I add to that thought —…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
I love Christmas — always have, always will — and the celebrations start the day AFTER Thanksgiving. It takes every ounce of willpower I have not to listen to Christmas music until AFTER Thanksgiving — but the day AFTER — let the “O Holy Night” and “Mary Did You Know?” and “Here Comes Santa Claus”…
The Joys of Being a Child Again
This time of the year — more than ever — we’re reminded of the joys of being a child. Blissfully running about, filled with happy freedom from care and concern. I love it when I hear them scream “DADDY!” as they’re about to be caught by a sibling or cousin. They know who to turn…