She edged closer as we chattered about life, family and the upcoming women’s retreat. She stood just a few feet away as if afraid to approach us – she was tiny and a bit timid. She walked slowly, almost painfully. As the group began to scatter she asked one of the girls how she could…
God sent His Son to us — the One who came to take away the sins of the world – and He allowed Him to be born to a young virgin and in a dirty barn. He allowed Him, the King of Kings, to be born without earthly fanfare. He was born in Bethlehem and…
This Christmas has been one of the most calm I can remember in some years. Don’t know if it’s because we have only one girl at home and our oldest is a married lady with her own home. Or it’s because we are no longer chasing after the ‘MUST HAVE’ toy of the season. Whatever…
I don’t do a family picture Christmas card — there I said it. Never have. It’s not that I don’t want to do it, it’s just I’ve never gotten around to it. And now that one of our girls is married and the other is way cool 16, I doubt I’ll pull it off. Every…
It’s beginning to look a little like Christmas around here…. okay, no it’s not, but I did get some fun pictures of the cat and some ribbon. Wait, what’s happened to me? There was a time when I took cute pictures of my girls in adorable velvet dresses and big red bows in their hair. …
