I Can Hardly Wait
My son sent a photo of he and Shawntel taking friends with their little two-year-old girl to see Austin’s spectacular Trail of Lights. They’re getting that little one started early. And that’s what my parents did for me. As a child, some of my fondest memories of Christmas included the drive to look at Christmas…
Visions of Sugarplums Danced in My Head
As the famous “Night Before Christmas” poem goes, Christmas Eve is when children are “nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.” I wondered, “What exactly is a sugarplum?” I read that there are three types of sugar plums. One, which is a summertime treat of an actual candied…
Merry Christmas and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS!
Merry Christmas and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS! It’s the birthday of our Savior! A day of celebration and joy to the world on this beautiful Christmas Day. Yesterday, I was blessed to be a communion server at my church. It hit home to me that the baby boy sleeping in the manger came to die, so…
Happy Birthday, Jesus!
It ALL happened in a moment, a most remarkable moment. God became a man! Heaven opened up and placed her most precious ONE in a human womb that brought Him to this side of heaven. Yes, so many reasons for a GINORMOUS birthday celebration today! It’s 4 am on this Christmas morning, and I’m about…
Merry Christmas Eve!
Merry Christmas Eve! My sweet Mama would always make her calls to each of her grown children on Christmas Eve morning, saying — “Merry Christmas Eve”. We expected that call. And I say that to all of my FB friends today — MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! That little greeting and memory certainly does turn my heart…
Christmas Traditions Continue…..With Technology
What precious joys and delights I’ve had with my sweet kids here in Washington! All four of our boys have been home and we’ve savored every moment — from enjoying the sight and sounds of downtown Seattle, Pike’s Place Market, RN-74, visit to see Santa, indulging Nana by seeing “Annie” (yes, all 7 of us…