The Greatest Christmas Gift Ever!
I write my Christmas letter this year to you, Jesus. I could write a sanitized, incomplete letter, telling family and friends of all the “good” and leaving out all the “bad”. You know—the usual letters of trips taken, accomplishments made, how proud we are of our children and their marriages and babies. You know, Jesus, […]
People Walking in Darkness
Oh, the times are dark . . . We are marching toward the darkest day of the year, December 21, and I am consumed with darkness. I rise in the dark. I make dinner in the dark. There are even some places on earth even darker than Wisconsin! Like Alaska. People consumed in darkness struggle […]
Can Hope be Born Again?
Our home is filled with Christmas lights. And nightlights. We don’t have little kids anymore and I’m not afraid of the dark. So why all the nightlights? Well, because I’ve stubbed and broken my toes too many times stumbling around in the dark trying to find my way . . . to the bathroom. That’s […]
Fake or Real?
This seems to be the prominent question when it comes to Christmas décor. One of my friends walked into our kitchen yesterday and admired an arrangement I had made. As she asked whether it was real or artificial, she reached out and touched the branches. “Oh, it looked so real!” The branches felt fake so […]