The Parts of Grief We Would Rather Not Talk About
Sometimes grief makes you less want to honor the memory of a loved one who’s been lost or a stage of life that can never again be lived and more want to hold onto anger over the parts of life that were...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
As we once again pause to intentionally remember and celebrate the birth of this Baby Boy named Jesus, the Messiah, who would grow into a man to die on a cross only to rise on the third day and live...
View ArticleChrist is Come
We had our annual Christmas concerts at church on Sunday, and let me just tell you, I am a small part of a large worship ministries team (complete with choir, orchestra, tech, students, and young...
View ArticleTuesdays Unwrapped: Emmanuel, God With Us
Emmanuel, God with us. In the midst of a season when my schedule stays too full for comfort all the time, my heart feels this continual craving for slowness and quietness. Time to ponder, time to...
View ArticleThe Gift is in His Presence
A day set aside to intentionally admire the unexpected gifts, the unnoticed miracles, the beauty in the everyday? Sign. me. up. Because truth be told, I’m bad at that most of the time. My detail...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Forty Six
A Christmas preview, of sorts, for this photo of the week. It comes on the heels of a long, but beautiful first Sunday of December. Following the normal Sunday morning church routine (complete with a...
View Article{Day 22} I Trust Anyways
“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2 (ESV) From the journal . . . Some days, I...
View ArticleEmmanuel: Simple Meaning. Significant Message.
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 (English Standard Version) Around this time last year,...
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