Content not Complacent
A few days ago one of the little boys that I get to spend my day with was playing peacefully with some blocks. He would line them up in a […]
Living with Nothing or Everything
I tried an experiment this week. I took away 95% of my daughter’s toys. This was mainly because her behaviors were through the roof since Christmas and I wanted to […]
Contentment
Psalm 23: 1-6 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. […]
Reflecting on the Holy Family
This post was first published on December 28, 2022. Well, it’s a few days after Christmas. We spent the last weeks preparing to celebrate the birth of the Christ child. […]
Holiday Blues Will Come and Go, but Christ Remains the Same
It’s here. Christmas is just a few days away, and I’m still wondering how this month, let alone this entire year, flew right by me. The last few weeks I’ve […]
Holiday Expectations
Expectations. We all have them. What is revealed in our hearts when our expectations are not met, is a clear picture to us of something that needs to be pruned, […]
The Gift We Should Be Seeking
“Can you please take my tree down before you leave for work today?” “What about the rest of these boxes?” “Nope, I am not decorating the whole house this year.” […]
“Slow as Christmas”
Have you ever heard the saying, “Slow as Christmas”? Like, “That car is going slow as Christmas!” Or, “I hate theme parks. This line is moving slow as Christmas!” Maybe […]
What Do you Say? “Thank you.”
If you have ever been around kids for any length of time, you have witnessed or participated in this simple parent/child exchange. Basically, a child is given something by you […]
How To Live on Mission This Thanksgiving
We have the tendency to start listening to Christmas music and decorate our house with candy canes and snowmen earlier and earlier each year. This is not a crime. You […]