My son saved his money for a year and a half to buy two parakeets, a cage, food and accessories. I remember when he first started saving; he thought he would never get enough money. But finally the day came when my husband took him to the pet store, and … Read More >>
This Christmas, I studied the Nativity and found myself in the characters:
I was the peasant girl on the fringe,
who wondered: Dare I enter?
I was the breathless shepherd,
brow beaded with sweat from running.
I was the sheep,
bleating in the presence of a newborn King.
I was Mary,
treasuring the moment, with birth pains … Read More >>
“…for they loved praise from men more than praise from God.” John 12:43
Applause. Recognition. Accolades.
I crave kudos. As a writer, graphic designer and creative type, much of what I do is on display. Like a second grader during craft time, I retreat to my creative cubby wielding a … Read More >>
Eight years ago, nursing a broken heart, I carried my bible and sad self across the sand of the beach up the block from my parent’s house. I plopped myself onto a towel, wrapped myself in a warm sweatshirt and read the Word Alive.
It was on that beach, in that sweatshirt, sitting on that towel that I first read these words:
“Silence is praise to you, Zion-dwelling God; And also obedience. You hear the prayer in it all.”
Psalm 65:1-2, The Message
We were in the kitchen last week as my daughter’s and I were discussing the Thanksgiving menu for 2009! I said, “Girls, we are discussing this already and it is still a month away?” “Yes!” They shouted with excitement!
Listening to their excitement about their favorite dishes that they wanted … Read More >>
