The journey would have started by now. The leather bags packed. Not Gucci of course, but the hand stitched, homemade kind. Draped across the back of the donkey, full of the necessary things for the days ahead. The look in Mary’s eyes held glistening tears—she was leaving her parents home. …
Read moreHow does prayer impact your life? Who is in control of your world? Is it you? Or …is it God? There are times when I become so frustrated when: I see and hear all the things going on in our world today. People don’t respond in the manner I’d hoped. Friends…
Read moreDecember is the appointed time to contemplate Mary and her journey to an unaided birth in a barn. The urge to push overwhelms. A baby makes a way where there seems to be no way. Long before medication for pain, she feels every bit of nature’s course. When instinct takes…
Read moreJesus ~ Light of Life There is an opening in the dark clouds just big enough for the sun to pour through my living room window. Knowing it won’t last long, I am trying to soak it up and pour out its warmth into the writing of this devotion.…
Read moreLyrics to a popular song call this the “most wonderful time of the year.” There are indeed many wonderful things about this time of year; however, over the past few days, as we turned the calendar to December, I couldn’t help but think of all those who most likely would…
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