Christmas Unusual – Francine Rivers
Christmas “as usual” has always been to gather our adult children’s families to us for Christmas Eve. Everyone arrives early in the afternoon. To keep the focus on God’s gift to us, Jesus, we ended the gift exchange. Instead, everyone brings something for all to share, be it a board…
When You Wonder: Where’s God? – Margaret Feinberg
When You Wonder: Where’s God? By Margaret Feinberg For a moment, imagine yourself a tweenaged girl. Your pulse races. Pupils dilate. Skin turns clammy and sweaty. You gasp to catch your breath. Every hair stands on prickly end. A mighty angel glows before you. He says you’re favored, and tells…
Following in the Way of Peace – Holly Fortier
Following in the Way of Peace Holly Fortier This has been quite the year… The COVID-19 pandemic, shut down and stay at home orders, loss of jobs and businesses, work and school from home, isolation, fragile mental health issues, racial tension and uprising… and many other devastating events. I am…
Cheerios and Choosing Hope – Tiffany Espensen
Cheerios and Choosing Hope Tiffany Espensen When I was a little girl, my mother always knew when I was about to cause a mess. I would audibly shout “uh-oh” before I chucked my cheerios at the wall. 2020 was also messy. In the beginning, everything was going smoothly, and then…