This High Calling

Blog UpdatesAs I discussed in this recent post, I’ve returned to my blog after a period of quiet. I’ve refreshed the background, added two new pages, and added features to share other blogs I enjoy and for you to easily share this blog. But by far the most important change is my new focus on the […]


A Family for a Chickadee

Birds of a Feather…My dear friend Kimberly Forbes shared a story with me. I liked it so much that I asked her to write it down so I could share it with you. “As background for this story, I should let you know a little bit about more me. For most of my life, I […]


Christmas Timing

Trading a Surprise for HopeI’ve written previously (here, here, and here) about our dear friend Elizabeth, her sweet young son John, and the struggles they face as they reestablish themselves in a distant state. As Christmas approached, Rich and I discussed our gifts to them. We decided to send a few small items for Elizabeth […]


Good News of Great Joy!

Wishing you and yours peace, hope, joy, and love this Christmas and always. The Birth of Jesus 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone […]


More Christmas Scripture

700 Years Before Christ’s Birth (or Thereabouts)I love the Old Testament verses that foretell the gift of the baby Jesus. They remind me of the miracle of God’s perfect gift to us. 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 […]