Tag Archives: Love

Celebrating Emmanuel God With Us

In the secular world Christmas has come and gone, but in church we are still celebrating Christmas until Epiphany on January 6th.  I love my church’s Christmas Eve service, but I’ve been struggling with going to church for the past … Continue reading

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Please Thank You Yay!

One of the daily readings for the global Advent calendar sponsored by The Society of Saint John the Evangelist introduced me to Anne Lamott’s book, Help Thanks Wow. It’s a powerful book based on the premise that “Help!”, “Thanks”, and “Wow!” are the three essential … Continue reading

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Baking My Heart Out

This year my daughter won’t be home for Christmas. She didn’t come home for Christmas last year either, but last year she came for Thanksgiving. This year, she stayed in Colorado over Thanksgiving because she had a new retail job, … Continue reading

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Looking For Desert Places

I have been enjoying participating in the creation of a global Advent calendar on Instagram. Early each morning I get an email reminding me of the word for the day, a few thoughts applying the word to an Advent theme, and a … Continue reading

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When You Marry Your High School Sweetheart

Today is my 26th wedding anniversary. Last year we celebrated our 25th with an epic 67 mile bike ride, but this year I have a business trip that will take me out of town all day. Maybe my husband will read … Continue reading

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