Unprepared
Today is the beginning of the season of Advent. In recent years, I've embraced this season more intentionally as a time of reflection and hope. It's become a tender space…
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November 29, 2020
Waiting …
"Remember Your word to your servant, in which You have made me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, that Your promise gives me life."Psalm 119:49-50 ESV It's 4…
December 21, 2019
Do You See What I See? {Seeing the Homeless Nestled into our Christmas Scene}
In a rare and wonderful moment, it began snowing in Alabama. The white fluffy stuff we usually see is cotton or blossoms blowing across the yard from the Bradford Pear…
December 15, 2019
The Center Candle {{Meditations on the Last Day of Advent}}
The last four days for me have felt like living in a cocoon, wrapped with sadness and no energy source inside. In mechanic's terms, it's been like a car completely…
December 25, 2018
Looking for Joy {Meditations on the Third Sunday of Advent}
With a name like mine, there's never a shortage of what I'll call "personalized Christmas ornaments!" Joy seems to be everywhere around the holiday season. Searching for "Joy" on our…
December 16, 2018
Lighting the Candle of Hope {Meditations on the First Sunday of Advent}
In a world spinning with busy, I find calm in simple traditions that bring pause ...breath ...hush ...wonder. The season of Advent -- those precious weeks leading up to the…
December 2, 2018