This Christmas season I have taken some time to reflect on Mary. Having just arrived at the beginning of the third trimester of my first pregnancy, I guess it’s only natural that I would consider her situation more so than … Continue reading →
If there’s one thing in short supply these days, it’s hope. Politicians promise, but fail to deliver on their promises. Family members make commitments, but disappoint us. Terrorists strike with seeming impunity. Jobs are scarce, money is tight, and the … Continue reading →
Today, about the time that this post goes live, I’ll be catching a plane and leaving my family behind for two weeks. I’ve spent the last few months raising awareness about my trip, watching God provide what was needed to … Continue reading →
Hope. It’s a theme I look for when I read and something I try to include in everything I write.I think it’s because there is that deep and silent longing inside me that pulls me from the daily step of … Continue reading →
Yesterday a comment made by my son caught me mid-kitchen. “I just want something happy. There is too much sad stuff happening these days.” Plate in hand, water dripping, floor unswept, I paused before responding because I knew this wasn’t … Continue reading →
Though you have not seen him you love him…believe him and are filled with inexpressible and glorious joy.” 1Peter 1:8 Red and green stockings dangle empty below four red blocks, carefully centered upon my back-lit mantle. The Christmas story framed between two brass angels, … Continue reading →