The date of my next dental appointment is written on a small piece of paper which I tack to the bulletin board in my kitchen. I add the date to my iPhone calendar as well as to my monthly paper calendar. I can expect to receive a postcard about a…
Read more“There is a pathway that seems right to a man, but in the end it’s a road to death. ” Prov. 14:12 Before the invention of Google, we had some struggles at our house. “Name that Actor” a little in-house game we played (OK, mostly me) often ended…
Read moreMediator: one that works to effect reconciliation, settlement or compromise between parties at variance; peacemaker; intercessor; a go-between Reconcile: to make friendly again; to settle a difference; to make consistent or compatible; to bring into harmony As I was reading the book of Job this passage caught my attention: “God…
Read moreChristmas fills us with warm fuzzy thoughts of love and peace on earth. Our sweet little Christmas pageants acted out by children in bathrobes and headpieces; we all smile and giggle as “Mary” kisses her plastic baby Jesus and Joseph standing off from Mary because “he doesn’t like girls or…
Read more“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11) The year it happened, I was 7 years old. My mother, recently single, was working two jobs to keep food on the table. That night, our Christmas Eve excitement…
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