This year, there was no quiet coffee in the peace of Christmas morning as everyone slept. This almost holy time for me didn’t exist this year, nor did any semblance of Christmas we love. Things can always be worse, but they certainly could have been better […]
Blog: A Cup of Courage
The Christmas Star of 2020 (Rare Events & Heavenly Signs)
I took this image of the Christmas Star on 12/20/2020.
Mother Mary & Self Pity
Most people encounter some form of self-pity at one time or another. Some seem to skip right through it; others become entangled. I’ve engaged in both. Self-pity becomes a noose around one’s neck, choking off hope and keeping one from reaching and receiving all God intends. […]
Word on the Street (Christmas & Discerning the Truth)
When my kids were growing up, we’d read the original Christmas story from the book of Luke every year. This habit predated motherhood to the first year I accepted salvation. After 30 or so years of reading this passage, I just found something new. It’s one […]
The Heavenly Hope of Loved Ones Gone
This year my beautiful mother-in-law Selah will spend her first Christmas with the King of Kings. I can’t imagine how amazing this first Christmas with Jesus will be for her. I got the treasure of her Bible after she passed. Her favorite translation in my 32 […]