Advent Word/Day 19 Everyone knows that the best thing to drink when you are thirsty is plain old water. Sometimes I religiously keep track of my daily ounces and other times, I just try to mentally tally how much I may or may not have consumed on a given day. Then there are times where
Advent Word/Day 18 Beloved – the definitions of beloved include dearly loved…a much loved person…greatly loved….dear to the heart….even “friends dearly loved by God.” I have never once doubted I was loved by anyone that is in my life. But what a feeling to know that we are not only loved, but beloved. Without condition,
Advent Word/Day 17 “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” – Hebrews 13:2 I, like most people, have a healthy suspicion of strangers. Years of watching true crime documentaries have not served me well in this regard. However, I would like to think when I encounter a stranger, I
The Santa collection came to be in a similar way to the snowmen. I received a few as gifts here and there and then began collecting them on my own and now they have reached quite the number. When there were only a few, I would scatter them about the house but now I try
Advent Word/Day 16 The definition of wilderness is an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region. But the wilderness of the Bible goes beyond a geographical location to represent isolation, fear and separation from God. When I hear the word wilderness I often think of the forest or the woods. I think of a place that is wild and untamed, but
Advent Word/Day 15 When we think of messengers in the Bible, angels come to mind. But the messengers that have most often touched my life have been right here on earth. Connections I have made and maintained with people through social media (and occasionally in real life) have sustained me through raising children, having cancer,
“The stockings were hung by the chimney with care…”- A Visit From St. Nicholas We have only had a fireplace in one house – a rental we lived in when Sarah was a baby – so our stockings have always hung from various pieces of furniture with care. We have a television cabinet with an
Advent Word/Day Fourteen The word flourish brings to mind plants, animals, and people that are thriving. What it takes to flourish is dependent on many factors, from the intrinsic – such as the biology of the thing in question – to the extrinsic – such as the environment. Some of these things can be controlled
“Elves love to tell stories. I bet you didn’t know that about elves.” – Papa Elf/Elf In 2019 on one of our pilgrimages to At Home/formerly Garden Ridge, we brought home this mischievous looking elf. He was christened Peppermint Jazz from his tag (of the particular collection/theme that the store carried that year.) He became
Advent Word/Day Thirteen My daddy loved a good fire; whether it was in a fireplace, a wood burning stove, or outside/a campfire. If there was the slightest chill in the air, he would build a fire. Trever is the same way (in fact, I swiped this picture he took last year at the cabin.) Looking