Thankful Thursday: Christmas

I look forward to Christmas every year. It's all I can do to wait until after Thanksgiving to turn on Christmas lights, put up the tree and play Christmas songs. It does irritate me to see Christmas decorations in the stores alongside Halloween, but I've been guilty of sneaking a few peeks at the end …

The Spider Who Saved Christmas

Yes, you read the title correctly. It's a book my mom gave to the grand girls and is a sweet, sweet Christmas story written by New York Times Bestselling Author Raymond Arroyo; with gorgeous illustrations by Randy Gallegos. The story is based on a German or Ukraine folk tale that explains why tinsel is put …

Easter Sunday in the Twilight Zone

It appears this year we won't have all those Easter Sunday traditions we've all come to know and love. No Easter brunches. No egg hunts. No new Easter clothes and  cute shoes to flaunt in public. No family get togethers. No on-site worship services singing songs together in celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. …

Vitamin Sea

Looking at the ocean and watching the ebb and flow of the tide creates a sense of calm amidst the storms in my life. The vastness of the sea humbles and reminds me I'm part of a much larger story. And, that it's pointless to be anxious about things out of my control. Looking out …

Just a carpenter

By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade. ~Desiderius Erasmus Have you ever wondered about the juxtaposition of the Creator of the Universe's choice of professions when he assimilated himself into humankind in the form of a carpenter? Of all the professions available during that time, why a …