Almost Here!

In just one month, this new title from the Sisters in Faith (Wesleyan Publishing House) series will release for sale. I am excited about the message of this book. It is one that I am endeavoring to put into practice in my own life. Keep watching this blog and my...

bright and new

For those of us who have had a “new birth” in Christ, the making of resolutions can be viewed with a bit of a jaundiced eye. Merely “turning over a new leaf” seems like human effort – just self-help amped up a bit. But, I believe God...

Waiting for Christmas (post 12)

Waiting for Christmas is the hardest thing when you’re a little kid. When I was little, we used to open gifts on Christmas Eve at my grandparents’ house across the road.  Many times, my grandmother hadn’t finished her Christmas wrapping...

me and Mr. Clause (post 11)

I met Santa this week.  Welll, that’s what I told my kids. It’s sort-of a way of describing Christmas shopping.  Got it from my parents. I’m not a Santa Clause hater, by the way, but building him up to my children wasn’t something I...

too much food; no piano (post 10)

I am overloaded on one hand and bereft on the other. There are more goodies in my kitchen than we can reasonably eat (not that we won’t make a valiant effort!)  But there is an empty space in my living room. Soon, there will be a piano there, but as of now,...

Crackling candles (post 9)

I bought a new candle for this Christmas season.  It’s the “woodwick” brand – supposed to sound like a crackling fire.  And it does, somewhat.  Of course, it doesn’t have quite the same “roar,” but it does...

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