I love seeing big numbers in my bank account (especially since I so rarely see them). I knew our tax refund check would be substantially larger than most years once we filed our taxes post-adoption. I envisioned all we could do with a few extra thousand dollars. I planned to take my recently adopted…
It’s that time of year…Stores are busy and parking lots full. Cards and letters stuff mailboxes, recounting happy days and well wishes for the days to come. Lights twinkle in neighbors’ decorated yards, and as you drive down the street you can see Christmas trees shining bright through living room windows. Crowded calendars tell…
With one hand navigating the steering wheel, my other fumbled blindly through the pockets of my purse. My fingertips deciphered different shapes and textures as my hand patted around for the familiar hard cylinder of my chapstick. My hand found a small rectangular slip of paper that I deposited in the cup holder to throw…
My husband, oldest son Kyle, and I went to the Outlets nearby. I was watching people coming in and out of stores with boys hands full of bags. There were signs on every store about the sales going on. Salesmen and women luring people in with the once in a lifetime deal. We live in…
At my daughter’s urging last night, we brought the box up from the basement. I hadn’t seen my wedding dress in over 21 years, so it was with an interesting mix of reluctance and anticipation that I tore off the sealing tape. The dress had been treated and painstakingly packaged to keep out the light…
She emerged dripping wet and beaming light, while sporting the most peaceful smile. In this moment, all was as it should be, for her…for all of us there. It was the beginning and an ending all at once. Since living on an island in the Pacific this past year, the ocean has changed for…
Even though we went to church regularly as I grew up and we attended Christmas Eve services, heard the Christmas story with the animals, the inn, the stable, the start, the shepherds and the magi – I did not feel or understand the truth of Hope, Love, Joy and Peace of Christmas until Christmas…
“Sometimes a separation is necessary for the purpose of reconciliation. You really need to consider taking some time to live apart.” Our counselor then suggested the one thing I never expected to hear in a Christian counseling session. “You may even need to file for divorce.” Who would leave? Where would they go? How could…
Read Matthew 1:18-2:23. We rarely hear sermons preached on great faith or courage with Joseph the husband of Mary as the central example. Sadly, his role in the Christmas story has become almost a caricature we tend to skim over at other points on the Christian calendar. Consider what this key New Testament…
This time of year brings a lot of focus onto one of my favorite people of all time. She is viewed by the world through many lenses, and is often pictured as a serene, quiet, submissive girl who graces stained glass windows and religious portraits or jewelry with timeless beauty and grace. She is Mary,…
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