You already know what I’m going to write about. It’s after Christmas and the boxes are gone and we are left with grateful hearts that we have people. We make memories that will outlast the thing in the box. The Advent Devotional my church created for Day 23 suggested these readings: Isaiah 6:1-7, Philippians 2:5-7,…
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Write It For Yourself
“A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.” – James Allen Let…
Church Royalty
The only one wearing a King’s crown is King Jesus but the church is in the world and we act like the world by elevating some and diminishing others. The reason Dr Suess made the Grinch green is because the Grinch steals Christmas. He is missing all of the joy. He is missing it so…
A Long List
I’m looking at a list of notes of things I’m curious about. That always takes me to writing so here I will mention some thoughts in brief. Does she love Walter? In the film, ‘Sleepless in Seattle’, the female lead is smitten with a story and voice she hears on the radio while on the…
God’s Great Feast
I missed the Ladies Christmas Tea at church this morning. I won’t tell you why but, in the night, I’d googled what happens to your tummy when you take amoxicillin. Enough on that. I saw the photos of the elegant decor. A good friend, an author, posted photos of her Christmas table. I have not…
The Replacements
A lot of my recent writing has been on themes relating to food. We need food. What I also need are some replacements for old cookie sheets. They are so perfect upon purchase but then tarnish with time and it is a challenge to get the cookie remnants to disappear. Time for new and also…
Battle of the Bands
The wonderful thing about this battle is that there is disappointment but nobody dies with dueling high school wanna-bees. The battle I’m thinking of is Christmas songs vs Easter songs. Why are there so many more glorious songs about the baby Jesus than the crucified Christ? There is no possible imagery like Rudolf the red-nosed…
Mary Delivered
I’m flipping through cable Christmas movies and have found the worst. Problem is that you don’t know until you’ve used it as wallpaper (background for what I really should be doing). It was a nativity and pieces were missing. The angel looked like a very nice man dressed in white but where were the accompanying…
Recipes
I missed a birthday party this evening. I had baked the birthday person’s favorite, a cheesecake with blueberries. A doctor’s appointment determined I should stay home but there will be a redo. I’m at that stage that I look up a recipe for reference but don’t really need to follow it in detail. When I…
To Give Light
We have these shorter days lately so light becomes a bigger deal. We’ve also experienced the season of Diwali, known as the “Festival of Lights”, recognizing the five-day Indian festival. There are a variety of stories of its origin but the basic theme is good over evil. Then we see signs of Hanukkah, an eight…