I took this image of the Christmas Star on 12/20/2020.
Blog: A Cup of Courage
Mother Mary & Self Pity
Most people encounter some form of self-pity at one time or another. Some seem to skip right through it; others become entangled. I’ve engaged in both. Self-pity becomes a noose around one’s neck, choking off hope and keeping a person from reaching and receiving all that […]
Word on the Street (Christmas & Discerning the Truth)
When my kids were growing up, we’d read the original Christmas story from the book of Luke every year. This habit predated motherhood to the first year I accepted salvation. After 30 or so years of reading this passage, I just found something new. It’s one […]
The Heavenly Hope of Loved Ones Gone
This year my beautiful mother-in-law Selah will spend her first Christmas with the King of Kings. I can’t imagine how amazing this first Christmas with Jesus will be for her. I got the treasure of her Bible after she passed. Her favorite translation in my 32 […]
A Little Help From My Friends
Problems come in all shapes and sizes, and no one has a hardship immunity. Like many people reading this, I’ve had family members (including myself) and loved ones fighting for their lives from cancer, covid, and other serious or hopeless conditions. Hardships can be a bad […]