I love the beloved classic It’s a Wonderful Life– every season my husband and I looked forward to our video version after trimming the tree. A sweet tradition that’s been changed . . . because life is not always black and white. And I miss him. Last evening, I went to a local movie theatre with a dear friend to see the full … [Read more...]
Responding to the Unexpected
Our story is made up of the unexpected. We’ve all been blind-sided by life. Some of the greatest lessons I’ve learned are from times that caught me “off guard.” This past year has been another to add to a long list . . . The Christmas story may seem like an annual sentimental wake-up call. It tells the 2000-year-old … [Read more...]
Abundance Through Brokenness
If I told you how many hard places our family faced around this time of year, you might wonder if it really happened just that way. I couldn’t make this up . . . and since I journal, it’s all there that He was all here. Autumn, the remembrance of technicolor grace that covered dark places. Marked forever in an old … [Read more...]
Light for the Middle Moments
Last weekend I attended a beautiful wedding in Pittsburgh ~ it was heartwarming. On the way home we stopped at the Flight 93 Memorial where the plane went down in Shanksville on 911 ~ it was heartbreaking. The bitter-sweet blend of heartwarming-heartbreaking is a mix of the joy and sorrow that seems to make up life’s … [Read more...]
The One Anothers
Everyone needs encouragement. Everyone. Think for a moment, the difference it has made when someone leaned into your space to bring hope and assurance. Sometimes we’re blind to our strengths until someone else points them out. We can do the same for another. Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up ~ 1 … [Read more...]
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