There are very few moments quite as peaceful as the morning after a heavy snow, especially if the power goes out. The morning sun glistens on the new snow, the beauty taking one’s breath away as much as the frigid air. The hush seems almost sacred, a moment of...
Peace from the Storm
Oh, Boy! Paperwork!
“Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.” (Eccl. 12:12) When I was a student, I considered this verse a perfect description of my life. I thought that when I finished school, I would be done with it! How wrong I was… Every...
Not Too Far Forward
I’m looking forward to seeing what God does in this year of our Lord 2022. I’m looking forward expecting good things (see my post about it, here). However, this morning, I was reading a passage from the book of Daniel (Chapter 8), and a couple of things came to...
Looking Forward Because We Can
As we approach 2022, there are many things for us to look forward to as well as remember. We might look forward to a healthy, prosperous, hope-filled year! We can look forward to good things, like spending more quality time with our family, maybe losing a few of those...
Mary Christmas!
No, that’s not a typo. As we blast through these final days before “The Day,” I think we can learn something important from Mary, Martha’s sister. In Luke’s gospel, Jesus heads into Bethany to preach, and is invited by Martha to stay at her house. As you can read...
Christmas Lights
We said good-bye to my father-in-law last week. He had lived a wonderful life that touched many, many others with laughter, encouragement, respect, and kindness. I will miss him very much. One of his favorite times of year was Christmas. Born in December and a joyful church-goer, he had...
Back in Wonder
At this time of year, I have often found myself thinking of how things were when I was a kid. My mother always made the season of Christmas magical for us, putting up decorations and our big tree early, displaying lights all across the front of our house for...
Giving or Thanks: Which Comes First?
Around this time of year, I sometimes ponder the order of our holidays. Thanksgiving comes before Christmas. I know about the historical significance of Thanksgiving being a time of remembering from whence our bountiful harvest comes – God’s great blessings. But didn’t God give us our greatest gift at...
Thanksgiving Blessings!
I pray that our Father blesses you this day with hearts filled with gratitude for all of His amazing blessings. May your gratitude overflow with love for Him and all of His amazing creation!
Thanks for the Hard Stuff
Here we are in the week between two major “thanks events” – Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Day. We have many reasons to be thankful for our veterans, and plenty to thank God for on our traditional day for it. But what about the in-betweens? I mean, the first is...