Grandfamilies: How Happy Are Your Holidays?

Christmas, 2008. L-R: Elaine, Cadence, Rachael (with beautiful hair), Ayden, Kevin, Carly.  Ah, Christmas. After a splendid dinner of prime rib roast, all your loved ones gather around a crackling fireplace, sipping hot chocolate. Auntie is at the piano, playing O Holy Night. Snow falls outside, adding to the hush of Christmastide. The tree glitters with perfectly […]


A Weary World Rejoices

[Click on the YouTube logo in the lower right corner to watch the video. Thanks.] Aretha. Telling It. Whispering  from the quiet to wish you: May all our souls feel their worth. Amen? “Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops; They have laid siege against us; With a rod they will smite the judge of […]


Weekend Reflection: Wonderful Counselor

  For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 (NASB)   It’s the weekend. Around here we remove our shoes and tour the […]


Weekend Reflection: Fear Not!

Cadence and Me, Conquering the Stairs. Christmas, 2008.  There were sheepherders camping in the neighborhood. They had set night watches over their sheep. Suddenly, God’s angel stood among them and God’s glory blazed around them. They were terrified. The angel said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here to announce a great and joyful event that is […]


Weekend Reflection: Hopeful Waiting

Filled with Hope, We Wait for Love.  Advent begins tomorrow. We prepare to celebrate the day when Love put on flesh and came to walk among us.  Shalom. 6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will […]