Whiter than Snow {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
We all have favorite Christmas decorations. The ones which hold dear memories and bring back cherished times. The mere sight of them can transport us back to the very first time we hung them on our tree. So it is with my red beads. The photo Linda Stoll shared in one...
Lessons From the Wise Men
It is hard to believe we are already in the last few days of Advent. The waiting is almost over. Reading Advent devotionals and Scriptures, I moved into the Gospel of Matthew yesterday. It was there the wise men grabbed my attention. These wise men: They followed the...
All For Us {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
Taking the nativity pieces from the box, I begin to place each one in their places. Thoughts stir about the time I gave birth to my firstborn. Holding my baby, in the middle of the night, she was swaddled and sleeping. The flood of emotions overtook me, and the tears...
Ornaments & Christmas Conversations
My mind goes back several years and to a conversation with my then 4YO granddaughter. She sat coloring what would become Christmas ornaments. As she colored, she asked a few questions about Christmas and baby Jesus. There is nothing like conversations with a four year...
The Promise of Immanuel {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
With the turn of the calendar, we enter the Advent season. Many have called it the season of darkness and waiting, and this is very true. For many, however, it also becomes a time of worry, anxiety, and impatience. It is good for us to remember this season - it...
The Christmas Ancestry
The commercials have begun reminding us of various gifts we can give for Christmas. It is curious how one such gift is can help one discover their ancestry. What is it about this time of year that causes us all to want to know our ancestry, where we came from,...