It’s easy for me to get bogged down by taking on too much, by DOING rather than BEING. I’m a passionate person, so I tend to get swooped up into the moment and become a crusader for something or someone. In the past several years, the Lord has clearly defined…
Read moreAs I sit here at my desk, trying to put my thoughts into words, I am tempted to become frustrated with myself. So much has happened over this past year that to somehow try to wrap it all up into one simple blog posting would be impossible. My heart is…
Read moreIt was a flurry of paper, ribbons flying across the room, tiny Barbie accessories caught up in the piles of plastic trash and I sat there in awe of it all. Was this what Christmas was all about? I had no idea what gifts anyone had received or from whom. …
Read more“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” ~ Isaiah 7:14 (ESV) For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his…
Read moreLife has quieted now. It’s two days until Christmas and the shopping, wrapping, baking, rushing, fussing….. It’s all done. It’s pre-dawn. I’m sitting near the tree. The twinkle lights fill the room with a soft light. My mind travels…. Back, way back in time to a memory. A precious time…
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