Romantic movies try to create it. Love songs try to sing about it. Fairy tales try to capture it. A longing lies in each of us for a Great Love Story. We are drawn to such art, media, and entertainment because they touch in us this deep desire for love. Our hearts, and yes even …
During this penitential season of Advent, we look inward and examine ourselves to prepare for the coming of Christ. In clearing away the inward clutter, we focus on the essentials of faith…..hope….peace….and so on. By stripping away the excess, the busyness, and the noise of the season, we might be tempted to think we are …
It never fails. I can count on it every time. When I enter His Presence, His peace enters me. Every. Single. Time. So no matter how tired or weary I am; no matter how much my flesh cries screams out to stay on the couch, when I pray and worship, when I choose to enter His Presence, I am …
Thanksgiving and gratitude give way to Advent, a time to reflect on the first coming of Christ and to prepare for the second coming of Christ. Since this purple, penitential season is a time to examine one’s self, repentance is the place to start. I sometimes get caught up in what I need, what I don’t have, …
I know we’re all getting ready for Thanksgiving this week. I love all the family and food and having a wonderful week off from school! Thanksgiving Blessings help me to think about Advent coming up. Advent was not part of my church experience growing up. I really didn’t know what it was all about until …
The holidays have begun! Whether I’m ready or not to be bombarded with commercials, decorations, music, and sales, it’s here. And, it seems it’s here earlier than ever. Don’t get me wrong….I love Christmas, and I really am looking forward to the season. Each year the activities and traditions we are building with our family …
Imagine you are looking down from the top of a very tall skyscraper. The view is amazing! You can see for miles. When you look down, what does it look like way down there on the street? The cars and people all look the same. They are moving and bustling about, but they all look …
These 14 hour days are exhausting. I’m sure you know the drill…..work, meetings, appointments, supper, laundry, and dishes. There are all the things you have to do and all the things you should do. Is there any time for the things you want to do? How are you going to make it through the day? …
It’s been one of those incredibly busy seasons. For about 9 weeks, we had something to do or somewhere to go almost every night of the week. Long 14 hour days were the norm and the weekends were almost as busy. Some of it I was very excited about and some of it I pushed …
What God wants most is your heart. He is actively pursuing you. He has made a way for you to have an eternal relationship with Him. He knows you better than you know yourself. So, what’s keeping you from intimacy with God? In the name of being a good Christian, we do a lot of …