My Dear Friends, I have been absent from this website far more than I expected this season and the reason is simple: I need to be. I want to write and produce and perform; I need to abide in love. I want to be superwoman, solve all the problems, and fix all the hurts; I […]
My First Advent {Five Minute Friday :: S...
I have a tendency to be over ambitious. I set goals for myself that are too high, too wide, and too deep. After failing miserably it often takes weeks to get up the nerve to try again. I’m trying to approach the Advent season a bit different than that. Advent isn’t really part of […]
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown {“The P
Last year when Costco sold “The Peanuts Holiday Collection,” I couldn’t help myself. I envisioned my boys and myself snuggled on the couch empathizing with Charlie Brown’s insecurities, absorbing the truth of the gospel as preached by Linus, and rejoicing as his friends recognize that Charlie Brown is much more than any of them believe. […]
Why I didn’t wait until Christmas for th
Candlelight flickers, twinkle lights shine, and the sliver of the moon suggests the sun it reflects. Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. We choose to recognize that Light wins in a world of darkness as we adorn our houses, trees, and streets with glimmers of joy. For in celebration […]
Winter Wonderland
For Christmas this year (yes, I k ow that was weeks ago, bare with me), we had the joy of visiting our families in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Though we were sick the week before, and drove all through the night to get there, and eventually got the entire family sick as well (sorry guys), we […]
Today, I Rejoice
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and […]