by Valorie Quesenberry | Dec 25, 2020 | Bethlehem, Christmas
I looked for an image of the Nativity to accompany a Christmas social media post and all the options displayed on my stock image site were cartoonish, Precious Moments-ish, Willow Tree-esque, unreal. There were no depictions with actual people. And I wondered –...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Dec 5, 2020 | Christmas
The other day I heard Burl Ives belt out his Christmas classic, “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas.” It was the first time for me to hear the homey tune this season, and it usually evokes in me the mental image we traditionally associate with Christmas – warmth, family,...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Life has totally rerouted on us lately. Without much warning, the road signs changed, and we are on unmapped highways. One of those sudden changes is the new world of eLearning. I have homeschooled my children in the past, and I remember the weight and the joy. There...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Apr 10, 2020 | Devotional
I’ve heard it over and over again in our present crisis. Have you? “This hasn’t taken God by surprise.” No, but it has taken me by surprise, along with the rest of the world. And that reminds me of Good Friday. God was expecting it, but nobody else on earth was....
by Valorie Quesenberry | Apr 9, 2020 | Devotional
I’m sitting in a dark house with a blanket wrapped around me. Candles are burning. My family is outside surveying the storm damage. Just like that, a spring gale was upon us after a completely gorgeous, sunny day. The forecast predicted storms, but what happened...
