Just Believe
You have everything you need…..if you just believe………”Believe” from Polar Express What is it about Christmas that has the power to conjure up our most tender and joyful memories, or deepest regrets...
View ArticleOn Christmas trees and such…..
I walk around flipping switches and lights blaze from every corner. But when I flip that switch and they come on? I smile, because I think of the light of Christ that shines brightly in my heart....
View ArticleNot just another day…….and thank you Mrs. Evans.
As I raised my flag today in the half-light of the morning that is 4:15, I glanced up at the sliver moon and the sky which was still scattered with stars and as always on this day, I was thankful. And...
View ArticleThe Thankful Apostle
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 Part of my devotional reading was Paul’s conversion today, which I meditated on for the remainder...
View ArticleNo Soup for You!
Seinfeld reigns supreme as king of comedies in my house. E and I recite lines from the show often, and anyone who has watched it for any length of time knows about the classic “Soup Nazi” episodes. We...
View ArticleHolding out Hope for Christmas
I never really understood it until I heard it explained out loud. As I heard them struggling to articulate it, that feeling of wanting to escape every Christmas, something about the way they explained...
View ArticleHot Chocolate and “Morrie”
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves; we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not...
View ArticleA Perfect Slice of Time
E. drove furiously into the night as we mapped our way to the exact address of Hotel 1110 on the Pacific coast. We were under the gun. The ad on the internet said the Hotel doors would be locked at 10...
View ArticleAnother slice please……..don’t mind if I do.
Trip continued from yesterday…….. The next morning I was like a little kid, hyper and chomping at the bit to get down to the ocean because, well….the water was so close! I have never lost my...
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I’ve never thought about how it would feel to have a Birthday on Memorial Day but she takes it in stride, happy for a day to celebrate both. Last night as we were watching the Memorial Day concert...
View ArticleThe Elusive Elf
Usually it’s the red and green sprinkles I can no longer find on the shelves. Of course, I could buy them early when I actually see them everywhere but that would be too easy. Instead I ransack my...
View ArticleAdvent: Who or what is overshadowing you this Christmas?
Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for...
View ArticleAdvent: The Best Gift
“For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6...
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