Nov 14, 2018 | Celebrations
What is your biggest Thanksgiving challenge? For us it’s deciding where to eat — not with which relatives, but which restaurants. The question came up one year when my kids were very young, my husband was on the road, and everyone else was engaged elsewhere. How...
Jan 10, 2017 | Celebrations
I’m going to do a brand-new thing. See, I have already begun! Don’t you see it? -Isaiah 43:19 On New Year’s Day, I turned over a new leaf—literally. I had been reading from Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost for His Highest, a collection of short devotionals for each day of...
Dec 6, 2015 | Celebrations
God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.“Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words...
Jun 17, 2015 | Celebrations
Milestones are a fundamental part of life’s journey. Only last month, I reached a pretty significant milestone. Try as I might, no matter how creatively I tried to camouflage it, that “half-century” sign was a mile marker just too big to be ignored....
Dec 20, 2013 | Celebrations
For the past few Christmases, my family and I have joined our church in Advent Conspiracy, “a movement designed to help us all slow down and experience a Christmas worth remembering.” Fellow “conspirators” are encouraged to: worship fully spend less give...
Oct 1, 2013 | Celebrations
Foreword: Did you know that giving thanks is actually good for your health? Research confirms that gratitude benefits mental, emotional and physical well-being. People who regularly inventory their blessings are less stressed or depressed, and more alert, energetic,...