I Will be With You
I heard the words when I was deep in grief to "lean into the grief", to let the sorrow envelope you like the waves of the ocean. Work with it, and you will move through it. You will be stronger for it.
In All Things
Often things happen in our lives that we don’t understand.
Unto us
One summer's evening, camping in remote Oregon seated by a glowing campfire, my husband and I watched the starry sky. The Milky Way was there to see, in plain sight. Silent. Big. It seemed we were the only audience. It is a marvel to me that when our universe was created by God, the morning [...]
With Us
Bask in the knowledge that He--Jesus--is with us. He knows your pain. He is with you.
A Humble Beginning
Tonight, as we celebrate Jesus' birth--whether it took place on this exact date--or another date, I plan to reflect on the fact that He did come.
The Bells Ring From Mourning to Joy
I wish you a blessed, thoughtful Christmas. You may not feel merry, but hopeful for the healing that will come. I promise it will come.
One Week From Today
This Christmas season, I challenge you to read carefully some of the less-heard Christmas carols. I believe you may be encouraged by their words. Without this special season, we would not know the hope the Christ-child-Savior brings to us.
Merry Christmas!
Jim and I feel so very blessed that we met each other five years ago. We enjoy our relationship with each other and our extended family and especially the relationship we both share with our Lord and Savior. We know the best is yet to come—which gives us hope for the future—here or beyond in eternity.
Broken Hearts, Cured Soul
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem We went to a Festival of Lights last evening. The lights were beautifully placed on every tree and bush in the beautiful area called The Grotto. Once a rock quarry, a priest saw the potential in the wild and woodsy spot, found a way to purchase the land, [...]
Mary’s Lamb
We share the same mother tongue, but often we had a hard time understanding each other. We’ve traveled a lot this year. We began by visiting some of the oldest sites in the world: Jerusalem, Israel, and Turkey, where they consider a new building is something that was built in the 1800’s. We totaled 6,000 [...]