He Turns Us Again
Christmas is a time full of traditions. We enjoy our favorite dishes, desserts, music, and movies. Family decorations come down from the attic, warming our hearts as we think of years passed. We need our hearts to be stirred till they are fully alive as they wait for...
Courage for the Unknown Season
Life changes much the way the seasons flow from one to the other. There is a difference though as the calendar seasons begin and end on a set date. We know what is coming next as they are etched in ink. But not so with the life seasons. They remain unknown, both in...
Christmas Trees & Stumps
It was the weekend of tree decorating in our family. With ours up, we went over to watch as our granddaughters helped to do theirs. She sat in my lap for a few minutes chatting about Christmas trees before asking the question on her heart ... "Mimi, is there any such...
The Time of Promises
Advent - a time of waiting. A time of remembering promises. The Promise. "The Lord swore an oath to David with a promise he will never take back: "I will place one of your descendants on your throne." (Psalm 132:11, NLT) God had promised David his descendants would...
Time, Fully Come
"But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons." (Galatians 4:4-5) Give careful attention to the wording, "when the time had fully come." On the kingdom...
Near
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Near. Reading the word prompt before heading to bed last night, I thought I would pass this week. Then I read Psalm 15 early this morning. The psalmist asks:...