I wrote this post 2 Christmases ago.  I thought there might be someone out there who would want to read it this week . . . Can you believe we are already into the third week of Advent? via “The Christmas Baby” If you look at a pregnancy test long enough, turn it toward the…

He knows when we are sleeping.  { P s a l m   1 3 9 : 2  } He knows when we are awake.  { P s a l m   1 3 9 : 2  } He knows when we are “good” or “bad.”  { P s a l m  6 9 :…

Advent Music:  Lord of the Dance by Fiddlesticks

Advent Music:  In A Bleak Midwinter by Sarah McLachlan lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding . . . Psalm 148:8 He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’ Job 37:6 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;…

via Today’s Advent Song is my all-time favorite hymn, Be Thou My Vision.  This beautiful version is by Corrinne May.

Advent is a time of waiting, of preparing.  It is an exercise in patience and faith. via And as we await the anniversary of the Christ child’s birth, aren’t we really waiting on the return of our King?  {1 Thess 4:17}  The one who will say, “arise my darling, my beautiful one, come with me.” …

via   The juice glass falls and shatters like raindrops on our checkerboard kitchen floor.   Sharp shards like sin and regret spray to the furthest corners of the room. “I love you, mommy, I love you.” My boy, his automatic response to every oops, bump, mistake. “I love you mommy.” Translation:  Please still love me,…

  Advent Music:  Oh Come All Ye Faithful by Mindy Gledhill       All images via

“Jesus tells us repeatedly that He came as a light in the darkness. Suppose I am standing in a dark room and someone turns on a light. The only way I cannot see it is if I close my eyes. Jesus shows us over and over that He has not hidden himself away.” -my wise…

It is one of those mornings. Where the toast burns and the milk spills and the baby is cutting teeth.  The kitchen floor, scrubbed clean 2 days before looks as though it hasn’t been swept in a month.  It is one of those mornings where life feels heavy and the enemy’s lies taunt and tease-…