I like to know where I’m going. When our family takes trips, I want to know we have a place to lay our head at night. A clean place, I might add! I find it hard to enjoy sight seeing if we haven’t reserved a place. This is especially true when we’ve had the great opportunity to travel abroad. I exert a lot of time and energy to plan ahead before we pack our bags. After we arrive at the airport and make it through security, I can relax. (Read More)

The cartoon Luann quipped “Does Christmas start up way too soon…or should it last much longer?” (Greg Evans 12/27/09) A friend commented, “Christmas is not an easy time. It leaves me feeling let down.”

Why are post holiday blues so common? I’d like to hear your thoughts. I think our expectations can set us up for a let down. We expect a magical time of deep connections with those we love. But if those we love are no longer here or have issues that keep them from connecting, we feel the loss. (Read More)

“From this time on all generations will count me blessed,” Mary exclaimed after learning that she, an ordinary woman in a humble place, had been chosen by God to carry His Son. And she was right. Especially at Christmas, all around the world we remember and are amazed by the miracle of the virgin Mary conceiving and carrying the Christ child and of the honor and responsibility that went with this miracle. To have God living in her. Can you imagine being chosen for such an honor?

Now stop and consider the miracle we have as believers carrying Christ in our bodies, and not just for nine months, but for as long as we wear these earth suits. Larry pointed out the marvelous connection recently of the miracle of what God did for Mary with the honor of what He has done for Christians. (Read More)

“When Saul heard their words, the spirit of God came upon him in power and he burned with anger.”
1 Samuel 11:6

Have you ever entered the holidays with some anger? Maybe you even have some this year. Debbie received a call from a neighbor who said she wouldn’t be attending the neighborhood progressive dinner because she wouldn’t fit in with all the happy couples. Her husband abandoned her and her children sometime ago. (Read More)