Our Greatest Gift Showed Up
Happy Birthday, Jesus, and Merry Christmas to you and yours! Maybe you, like me, spent many hours getting to this day – planning, cooking, baking, making gift lists, shopping, planning the Christmas meal and creating a Christmas Wonderland in our homes. We attended Christmas parties, programs, musicals, and two family get togethers as we embraced…
The Greatest Gift EVER
Merry Christmas to you and yours! I suspect you were like me in preparation for this day. Amazon showed up for me many times leading up to this day, or yesterday (Christmas Eve) when we opened many of those wrapped-up treasures. But…..BEST. NEWS. EVER. God showed up this day (at least the day we celebrate…
In the Waiting Room
I’ve had my share of hospital waiting rooms — waiting while someone is having surgery or waiting for the birth of a precious baby. In both cases, while we’re waiting, a transformation is taking place. Parts of the body that were diseased or broken are being removed or repaired. And, joyfully, waiting to see and…
Merry Christmas to You and Yours
Happy Birthday, Jesus! Joy to the world the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King! Many joys and blessings to my dear, encouraging, and supportive, friends and family! Up and at ‘em is the full-of-life-and-joy kiddos this morning. Maybe the rest of us are moving at a slower pace, seeking just a few…
Sweets and Sweet Advent
It seems irreverent to combine Advent and sweets into my blog title today, but hear me out! I’m going somewhere with this! I sat by a kind man last Sunday at church. He said “Happy Thanksgiving” to me; I said “Merry Christmas” to him. He patted his tummy and told me he had way too…
Prepare Ye the Way for Children of all Ages
Merry Christmas! “Prepare ye the way of the Lord…..” were Isaiah’s prophetic words (Isaiah 40:3) and John the Baptist repeated them in advance of Jesus making His debut. (Mark 1:3) And, when Jesus made His debut, it was because of His Father’s love for ALL of His children. EVERYTHING about Christmas is about children of…
Turning from the Dark to the Light
Turning from the Dark to the LightThere you are – the unlit candle. You don’t sense even a flicker of light OR of hope. You’re sick and tired of the disappointments – the confusion, rejection, and pain. You’re fed up with it all – whatever that “all” represents. You’ve been let down, broken down, and…
Unto Us a Child is Born — Happy Birthday, Jesus!
The birthday celebration is on – as children everywhere are running to see what Santa brought them last night. For them, it’s all about the presents and for those of us who know better — it’s about God’s greatest present EVER – His beloved Son. That’s how He celebrates His Son’s birth-day – giving us…
Merry Christmas! God Showed Up!
“He was here! He was here!” Kids all over the world are waking up their families with shrills and abounding excitement! The “jolly old soul” made it to their homes last night. They are sure he was here because the cookie plate only has crumbs on it. Most importantly, stockings that were hung by the…
Does Santa Reflect How You Feel Today?
This Norman Rockwell painting shows a worn-out Santa on December 26th — and, like Santa, if all that’s left of Christmas for us — frazzled, exhausted, a bulging credit card balance, an over-full, bulging tummy, then we missed the true meaning of Christmas. I’ll admit that after all the activities that surround this beautiful season,…