Reflecting With Gratitude

Christmas vacation is a fabulous time for reflection and remembering the important things in life. A peek inside my journal shares some of my recent contemplation, spending time alone with God. I have time to myself. The Christmas tree is lit in the darkened room, and...

A Christmas Memory

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. She wore her long brown hair (sprinkled with gray) in braids, and wore glasses that were...

The Soundtrack of My Life

Leaving the gathering of women behind, I walk out into the soothing crispness of twilight, a sunset of brilliant pinks and oranges fading into dappled hues of violet and blue. Exiting the small town of Dassel, Minnesota, I head out on the two-lane highway, turning up...

There Was The Cross

The words we speak reflect what is in our hearts. When we open our mouths, our hearts are exposed. Whether we are conscious of it or not, wherever our hearts are focused, this is what we spend our time thinking and talking about. In turn, whatever we are thinking and...

Time to Ponder

And Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart (Luke 2:19). Are you a ponder-er: one who reflects and reviews important things? This season reminds me to do a little bit more of that. Christmas has come and gone once again, and now we have to...