Certain elements of the Christmas season bring me warm, fuzzy feelings every year. Colorful light displays. Children’s Christmas programs. Hot cocoa and family recipe cookies. My tree decorated with treasured ornaments. I look forward to these traditions because they are tickets to temporary happiness in what is often a stressful time of social interaction. Tempted … Read more
Recently my treadmill broke, so I have been exercising outside in the glorious autumn weather. Years ago, my husband and I purchased acreage from a small country church, and now a county road runs between our properties. I had never considered the church cemetery’s gravel pathway to be a walking track until my treadmill broke. … Read more
This week I have listened to a book on CD while driving to and from my job as a high school secretary. Philip Yancey tells thought-provoking stories of people in ministry in his book “Finding God in Unexpected Places.” He devotes one chapter to Louise, a woman who started her own Jericho Road ministry in … Read more
I love my cluttered collection of magnets, photos, and business cards on the sides of my refrigerator. When I take a phone call or sort our recycling items, I look over my collection and it makes me smile. Corny, glittered mementos from tourist shops. Handmade creations from my children’s classrooms. Oldie-but-goodie prints from our … Read more