Monthly Archives: December 2011

  As the holiday festivities wind to an exhausted close; my mind keeps returning to a conversation I heard curbside last week. A young mother had paused to explain to her son why she had dropped a five dollar bill … Continue reading →

While serving as a Sunday School Superintendent, I felt that God was leading me to begin a Young Adult Class.  God showed me a dynamic young man in our church to be the teacher.  The class went GREAT!  Within a … Continue reading →

One Christmas, the adults in our family decided that we would draw ‘family’ names. Instead of gifting husbands and wives individually; the ‘gift’ was to be a household gift, not specific for either spouse.  Our name had been drawn by … Continue reading →

What is it about this “God baby”, born in a manger 2,000 years ago that inspires Christians to worship and incites the world to hate?  The world doesn’t understand the connection between the lowly birth in a manger and the brutal … Continue reading →

Last year, at our church’s annual Christmas Eve candlelight communion service, the usher at the door handed me a small plastic stick.  He explained that, for safety, the light stick had replaced the traditional candle. He then explained  how I would … Continue reading →

  My grandson is three years old and terrified of mixing bowls! Recently, when he had a stomach virus, his Mama handed him a big glass mixing bowl to throw up in.   The next week, when she got the (now … Continue reading →

      Today, I’ve got on my comfortable shoes.  They aren’t pretty, they’re raggedy and worn thin.    Probably because I put them on every day and rely on them when I have serious walking to do. My Bible should feel … Continue reading →

The year that I was in 4th grade, my Dad had been laid off from the glass plant where he worked. Noticing that we’d been having cereal for supper a couple of nights a week, I was worried that Christmas … Continue reading →

Throughout the holiday season, Christians remind each other, ‘remember the reason for the season’. We see it on buttons, cards, posters, stationary and tracts.  Stop for a moment and think about that holiday greeting. What IS the reason for the … Continue reading →

Today, I was so MAD that I thought that I would just blow UP!  Rarely do I get this angry, but, there it was.  Usually, I can keep a tight rein on my temper, but, mercy, today was an especially … Continue reading →