My Journal

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...

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 built into our world natural...

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 before we...

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 did when they were...

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, no...

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 a credible job for one small wick. ...

There was a time lapse between the Gabriel's announcment to Mary and His assurance to Joseph. Why?For both of them to be informed at the same time would have saved some tense moments for them both and for her family, I'm sure. But, it didn't happen that...

Tear off the paper, rip off the bow . . get to the present!  That's Christmas - kid style! Or you can be like my grandmother, and your grandmother (and me, now!) and save the bows.  Rarely do I recycle the wrapping paper, but the bows - maybe. Especially...

Pretend you're a kid and lay down by the Christmas tree, scoot your head over until you're looking up into the branches.  Isn't it amazing the perspective from the inside?  Christmas isn't always what it seems from the outside. There is amazing beauty when...

Very few nights are truly silent.  We love the words of the carol, and the night of Jesus' birth was very still and quiet in a sacred sense.  But, in God's ears, there is no silent night as far as earth is concerned.  Every evening, He hears the soft...