Once upon a time, there was an amazing young man in my first hour seventh grade science class. Over the years, there were hundreds of great young people in my…
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With just a few days left until Christmas, you may be frantically searching for some last-minute gift ideas. Our writers got together to share a few of ours. Favorite Things…
At Christmas time I love to decorate, and cook, and be creative! I’m really not into it at any other time of the year but at Christmas, it’s the season…
It’s almost Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year! So how is it that on one Christmas Day I ended up crying on the floor of an I-94 rest…
She was such a tiny woman, even from my child-sized estimation. Josie had beautiful, ancient Native American skin that was more wrinkled than any other skin I had ever seen….
I love the Christmas season. I have many wonderful family memories from my childhood of traveling to my grandparents, eating delicious Christmas goodies and listening to Christmas music. And as…
It’s the end of an era: the last time it will be this way. And I had to spend some time capturing my final thoughts and remembering. The time had…
As I sighed heavily this past week over my unfinished Christmas to-do list, I was gently reminded of lesson I learned (and keep relearning) this past summer. It was after…
These first few weeks of Advent Acts have been emotional for me. Maybe it’s because I’m in the final stages of pregnancy, my body beginning the pangs of nearing childbirth….
It was the day after Halloween, and as I swept into a local store to grab a few items I skidded to a halt in disbelief: Christmas trees. Up. Decorated….
With Christmas around the corner, and budgets being stretched farther than ever before, I’ve been looking for ways to include homemade gifts a part of our giving this year. The…
Stopping to smell the roses and counting our blessings can work miracles in the busy-ness of our days.
Without my glasses many things seem beautiful, but everything is out of focus.
There was another knock at our door, and again I answered it reluctantly. (I wonder if Mary was reluctant to answer her door the day the wise men appeared with their gifts?)
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