Another Christmas Morning
It is Christmas morning and I am sitting here with sentimental tears streaming down my cheeks and dripping off my chin. Yet I am at […]
It is Christmas morning and I am sitting here with sentimental tears streaming down my cheeks and dripping off my chin. Yet I am at […]
On Thursday morning, Plum and I went to church together for the school assembly. Twice a year, the students from the local primary school come […]
I grimaced with annoyance as the large, brown wrapped parcel jarred against my arm. After weeks of shopping in heated malls, dressed in heavy boots […]
We often complain about how busy we get around Christmas time, but if you read the biblical account in Luke 2, you’ll notice that it […]
In 1939 Eugene was 7 years old. And his mother decided they would not get a Christmas tree. She was a woman of conviction and had seen […]
“I had it, now where has it gone?” Nothing annoys me more than losing something so consequently most everything has its place and that works […]
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” So says the song about Christmas. A big-box stationery chain uses it for back-to-school. And I use […]
Christmas is like water. It can be a great source of nourishment—but it can also drown you. The beauty can be eclipsed by a distracted […]
Do you struggle to hear God’s voice in your particular situation? (Pause) It’s not actually Christmas yet. Even though I keep peeking into my stocking. […]
Last week, Plum and I went to a drop-in playgroup hosted by a local church. I’m one of the regulars there – for the past […]
As we make our way through the season of Advent, and approach Christmas, we are being drawn deeper into our Advent Conspiracy. In this season, […]
In winter I walk in the basement. It is partly finished so isn’t too cold and offers a view of a different part of my […]
Today is the Feast of St. Nicholas among our high-church friends, a day when the church marks the remembrance of a church leader whose heart […]
This isn’t at all connected to the TV show Modern Family—even though that is pretty funny. Nor is it meant to usurp the real 10 Commandments. Just go […]
In my experience the best Christmas shortbread recipe, ever, is the one I’ve dubbed Lickety-Split Shortbread. It was first introduced to me and the baking […]
I remember sitting on Chapel Rock at Gracefield one morning, trying to find the peace to start the day well and just feeling hungry. I […]
I am by no means an artist. In fact it’s only in the past number of months that I’ve begun putting pencil to paper – […]
“What is wrong with this table”, I asked myself. “Are we having an earthquake?” I’d experienced several of those while living at the coast as […]
In the 19th century, games and activities were expected to be edifying. While a Victorian mother may find baking with her children a pleasure, she […]