Packing up Christmas

Trappings and Treasures Friday Rich and I visited a local store. Days earlier, displays of gift wrap, tinsel, and ornaments had overwhelmed the store’s prime selling space. Now, clerks were busily condensing the remains of their Christmas merchandise onto a few shelves near the back of the store. A sign read, “Christmas! Final Clearance!” I heard […]


Packing up Christmas

Trappings and TreasuresFriday Rich and I visited a local store. Days earlier, displays of gift wrap, tinsel, and ornaments had overwhelmed the store’s prime selling space. Now, clerks were busily condensing the remains of their Christmas merchandise onto a few shelves near the back of the store. A sign read, “Christmas! Final Clearance!” I heard a […]


A Little Something for Christmas

Elaine, Cadence, Ayden, Kevin, Carly, Christmas 2008 Present Sunday night our church offered a Christmas concert following the 5 p.m. service. We invited our children, grandchildren, and my co-grandma Judi to join us. Everyone declined–not a stunning result, as all the invited households are at least an hour away. Since our campus is large and […]


A Little Something for Christmas

Elaine, Cadence, Ayden, Kevin, Carly, Christmas 2008 Present Sunday night our church offered a Christmas concert following the 5 p.m. service. We invited our children, grandchildren, and my co-grandma Judi to join us. Everyone declined–not a stunning result, as all the invited households are at least an hour away. Since our campus is large and […]


A Little Something for Christmas

Elaine, Cadence, Ayden, Kevin, Carly, Christmas 2008 Present Sunday night our church offered a Christmas concert following the 5 p.m. service. We invited our children, grandchildren, and my co-grandma Judi to join us. Everyone declined–not a stunning result, as all the invited households are at least an hour away. Since our campus is large and […]