Your relatives are going to ask you, they always do, what you got for Christmas. Even though you try to remember every gift, you probably didn’t even mention your most wonderful gift. And some Christmases, you might have been too busy to even open it. But this Christmas, more than ever you NEED to open […]
Have you ever experienced the darkness? I mean REALLY dark darkness! I’m talking darkness beyond: the eerie darkness of a campsite deep in the woods on a moonless night; the frighting darkness that comes during a hurricane; when the power goes out and all the windows are board up. or the paralyzing darkness of fear. […]
My neighborhood is beginning to take on the beauty of Christmas. The lady on the corner is our “All Star” best decoration winner every year! She has a special gift of creating dazzling vignettes all over her yard. My eyes skip from one delightful scene to the other as I linger over the beauty when […]
I’m serious. Whose gift list would you like to be on? Come on…just for fun…think with me for just a minute…if you could be on anyone’s and I mean anyone’s…whose gift list who would it be? Would you pick someone that is wealthy to experience the lavishness of wealth? Would you pick someone […]
I asked my daughter again, the same question I asked her last year and I asked my son and most of the people that really matter to me and yes, it’s the same question every year… “What do you want me to get you?” When it comes to gift giving I never have a clue. […]
Scripture calls them wise, but behind their knowledge was curiosity, a desire to: know learn discover. Which came first? I’m not sure which came first; seeing the star or seeing the prophecy. I don’t know if the brillant sign in the dark sky drove them to search for the why behind it’s arrival or […]
I want to share a table scape with a Candy Cane Prayer Christmas message with you. A beautiful table with a beautiful message, a winning combination for sure. I’ve been putting up Christmas decorations. Designing table scapes are my favorite thing to do in the whole world, well, except preaching and playing with my grandkids […]
And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 NAS It is only mentioned in Luke. And Luke doesn’t comment. He simply states the fact…no room. Nothing more. I want more information. How many […]
Every child understands Christmas is about the gift. It is about giving gifts. Getting gifts. YEAH! Whoops, did I get a little too carried away there? Sorry! Gifts… But not just any gift. The perfect gift. A gift that won’t get broken. That won’t get stolen. A gift that is just perfect for the recipient. A […]
It’s a gift. Not the gift, but a gift. You know an ability that you either got it or you don’t. Gift wrapping is an art and some of us just don’t have it. Have you ever gotten a gift from someone that does have the gift, the wrap a gift gift? (Did I completely […]
It’s too important to miss! The message. The why. The reason behind the gifts. The purpose behind the celebration. It’s not about the box, it’s what’s in the box, what’s behind the celebration that makes it so important! It’s so simple even a child can understand it, but it’s not childish. Children seem to understand […]
My heart is broken for the parents and families that lost their children and loved ones in the horrific tragedy Friday. I mourn with them. I cannot begin to imagine their loss as its reality seeps into their lives shattering their normal and leaving a gaping hole in their hearts. This was a […]