Sometimes in life we don’t know “why”. We don’t understand why God allows certain things to happen nor do we ever completely understand why He does the things He does… But we do know that our God is Sovereign. We know that He is God & He is on His throne & that nothing is … [Read more…]
Month: December 2012
All Used Up
Gretchen asked me recently to write a bio for the blog pages. The final question was “write one line about yourself.” Wow! I find it rather difficult to describe anyone with one line much less myself. Then I remembered something my son-in-law, Josh Hendrick, said to me one time. “I hope when I get to … [Read more…]
The Day After
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” ~John 1:14 Have you ever experienced that odd feeling that comes the day after Christmas? There’s been so much planning, shopping and hustle and bustle up … [Read more…]
Why?
For years a group of my friends have joked that we were going to set up a commune and all live together in our own private community. We figured between all of us, we each had skills that could get us through life without relying on anyone else. As I read the tragic story of … [Read more…]
Broken Pieces
Luke 6:41 “Taking the five loaves and two fish and looking up to heaven, He (Jesus) gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to his disciples…the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.” We sing a … [Read more…]
Three Cheers for Awesome Freebies!
Have you wrapped everything yet? Need some gift tags for a little extra flare? I love DIY crafting at home and I love it when I have time to sit and create something out of nothing. But I, like you, don’t always have that fleeting luxury of time to sit! That’s why I get so … [Read more…]
Mary Did You Know?
Listen – a verb. Give one’s attention to a sound. How many of you are driving around town with the same Christmas Carols playing over and over again? I know I am and I recently realized I was hearing them but I wasn’t listening to them. The song “Mary did you know?” came on – … [Read more…]
Let There Be Light
One of my favorite Christmas songs is “Let There Be Light” by Point of Grace. What a beautiful analogy to liken Jesus’ coming as the Light of the world with God’s initial creation of light–I just love that! Especially during the holidays, light takes center stage—the star over Bethlehem, the twinkling lights on Christmas trees … [Read more…]
Not Yet…And Wait
Not Yet and Wait! “Not yet” (John 6:17) “Not yet Nanna” and “wait!” These are words that our two-year old grandson, Jaden, has learned to say. I’m sure because he has heard them spoken to him multiple times in his little life… he now practices them on others. God’s word teaches us to “Be instant … [Read more…]
Simplifying Christmas
Christmas simplified once and for all…forever and ever amen! Every year right about this time I say to myself…THIS year is going to be different! We’re not going to get swept up into the Christmas tornado of running too much, spending too much, wanting too much, and forgetting too much. We’re not going to miss … [Read more…]