December 25th we celebrate the Christian holiday, Christmas; with great anticipation and excitement we begin Christmas music as soon as we’ve eaten the last of our Thanksgiving turkey. But December 25th is just like any other day of the year. The precise date of Jesus birth is unknown, and most scholars doubt it was even […]
November has ended, so that rough draft I’ve been working on gets to be filed away for now so I can turn my attention elsewhere. Today is December 1st, which carries excitement of it’s own, because it marks the first day of Advent. I wrote my last post about traditions and intentionality, and Advent is […]
November has arrived, which means I’m thinking about Christmas. This year will be James first Christmas, which may be one of the most exciting things I can think of, and as the excitement of the season draws nearer, my heart desires more and more that my son understand Christmas (and everything else we celebrate). Yes, […]
Oh, stress is a thief of joy. Yet I keep opening the door and pointing him to the house safe. Life is described as a vapor, it is fleeting. If you’ve ever been around death you know it’s true, if you don’t agree, you’re still suffering from the immortality complex of the teen years (this […]
I learn slowly, forget things quickly, and it usually takes big things to get my attention. I was getting comfortable, James started sleeping 12 hours at night, I had a routine in my day, I was actually making dinner again, and I prayed less and less, because the reality that I needed God’s help every […]
Oceans Never Fill 