In preparation for Christmas, we’re in the middle of the now and the not yet - middle of Advent, the four-week season of remembering and celebrating the coming of Jesus to earth. In between the hope and peace and the joy and love ~ our Advent assurance. The month of December seems to come and go more quickly every year. So how … [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...]
Child–Wonder
Have you noticed we don’t have to teach a child wonder? Children own wonder. And so can we. . . Wonder and astonishment belong to the Christmas story. It's too wonderful to outgrow. What would it take to walk out the Advent season with wide-eyed wonder? To understand, to really know, we are an important part of … [Read more...]
Christmas Magnified
What are you experiencing most during the Christmas season? Is it the hope-peace-joy-love in the advent of holy preparation, or the more to-dos adding to an already overwhelming list? So, what can we do to exchange the pace of the season with the peace of the season? Cluttered schedules may not be the only thing that steals … [Read more...]
Gift of Wonder
Today is the first Sunday of Advent, the grateful reminder that God gave His divine best to all humanity once upon a midnight clear. There was no room at the inn for the holiness that came down on the first Christmas, and during the commercial rush that consumes our October through December, there still isn’t. Watching the … [Read more...]