The Holy Sound, Stanza #1 Three weeks in December is never enough to prepare for what Christmas has become. In the U.S. we celebrate Thanksgiving while simultaneously preparing for Christmas. The extra responsibilities, make it even more difficult to appreciate either holiday. This time of year […]
Category: Christmas
Before the Birth
Store shelves are heaving with Christmas goodies waiting for us to take home, toy catalogs already pile on our counters, and the radio stations started featuring carols. We’ve begun to usher in Christmas, and we haven’t even celebrated Thanksgiving. Even if we are “pregnant” with hope […]
The Treasure of Being There (My Covid Chronicles)
If you’ve read my blog, “Blessings From Tragedy,” you know what kind of Christmas we had this year. As I’ve been here for my mother, I’ve been surprised by the priceless treasures that I got when I came to give. Helping others through their sorrow and […]
The Christmas Star of 2020 (Rare Events & Heavenly Signs)
I took this image of the Christmas Star on 12/20/2020.
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 […]