Only one of our little families could make it home this Christmas. We were thrilled to have the one… So thankful that Stephanie, Megan, Ellie, and Hayden could be with us! There have been a few years, where there…
It came upon a midnight clear… “AND SUDDENLY…” Those two words – the “and-suddenly” – of Luke 2:13. Those are the two best words of the Christmas story! At least they were for the shepherds; and, they should be…
My mind, as is most of yours, is FOCUSED on the coming of Christmas. That’s what ADVENT is all about…THE COMING. THE COMING OF THE CHRIST. My Messiah. I long to CELEBRATE ADVENT WITH INTENTION!!! I’m trying to stay…
I was driving home from Durango yesterday, running errands, and getting a little start on Christmas. I am a late starter this year. Normally, I’ve done all my shopping, and gift preparations, by Thanksgiving. I tend to be an…
That morning I stood absolutely OVERCOME with emotion. It’s happened before when the realization of who I am, where I am, and what I’m doing seem to hit with an overwhelming velocity. Me…a very common, not extremely gifted, fairly…
The very stones in the walls cry out… Habakkuk 2:11 I’m back home again after two weeks away where I had the privilege of talking about God’s WORDS OF HOPE to women from all over the Middle East (believe…
I’ve always wanted the faith……..and, consequently, the HOPE of the minor prophet, Habakkuk. Seriously. My heart has a deep “want” to declare right along with the man words similar to his summarizing song: Though the fig tree should not…
As I type this, I am overcome by gratitude. The words to this song keep running through my head, especially these lines: Who am I that the highest king Should welcome me I was lost but he brought me…
We just retuned from a twelve day trip to Oregon where we served / ministered in Bandon and McMinnville (there’s a report of the trip located on my facebook page). In between events, we got a few special days…
Hope and trust. Conjoined twins. It’s been mentioned over and over in the 40-now blogs I’ve posted on hope. So, I don’t know why I was struck this week, by this sentence, which uses the following underlined phrase, in…