Broken and Fixed

Broken and Fixed

  My friends, if you receive a Christmas card in the mail from me, you’ll notice that today’s post is based on my Christmas letter included in the card. Last January 2nd as I removed my beloved ornaments from the tree, I carefully packed them in their usual...
Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

Light. The presence of light is highly visible during the holiday season. We string lights from our roofs, hang them on our indoor trees, place them in our windows in the form of representative candles, and light actual candles in our Advent wreaths and Hanukkah...
Keeping Watch

Keeping Watch

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.   Luke 2:8 Keeping watch. Some people do just that in their profession such as a night guard. Nurses watch over their patients. Teachers watch over their students....
3 Poems and a Story

3 Poems and a Story

Grandmother.  The word itself likely evokes a flood of feel-good emotions in most people. Stop for just a moment and reflect on the feelings that word brings forth in you. The word used as part of a descriptor—“She was a grandmotherly type”— is a positive one. We...
A Sacred Space

A Sacred Space

If you receive a Christmas card letter from me, you’ll notice that today’s post is based on this year’s letter.  Be sure to listen to the music at the end of this post; it’s something that I didn’t include in the letter. ~~~~ We’ve missed so much...