31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 21: Fireworks and the Glory of God
12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 “Glory [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 20: Shepherds, Sheep, and a Savior
Have you ever felt really insignificant? You know, like you didn’t matter. Maybe you have a job where you feel like you don’t make a difference. Maybe you struggle with your chosen profession or even your self-esteem. I think we [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 19: The Grinch
A story is told of a furry green creature who was mistreated as a child. One Christmas, he was ridiculed for bringing a homemade quirky gift to school for the gift exchange. Children laughed at him and he became the [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 18: Celebrate Christ
I wonder what Mary and Joseph were doing about this time 2000 or so years ago only 7 days before Jesus’ birth. It is somewhere around 80-90 miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem. This means that Mary and Joseph were doing [...]
Singing Fish and Trout Ties
A singing fish whose tail flaps to the song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” may have been the worst gift of all time. What at first seemed like a great idea flapped on the office wall, eventually moved to the garage, [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 16: I Can’t Find a Parking Place!
Watch out! Hey, you took my place! I can’t believe that guy cut me off like that! Can you believe she took the last Kitchen Aid Mixer! I wanted the purple one to match my kitchen and she took it. [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 15: Fruit Cake, Family Reunions, and Stress
A mass of people gathering in a room too small around a tiny camera balanced on several encyclopedias, families wearing matching tacky sweaters, and we can’t forget about the 9 pound fruitcake that no one eats. Maybe it’s the caroling [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 14: Unassuming Accommodations
Unassuming accommodations. Seriously, you can’t make this stuff up. A stable? A manger? A feeding trough? Animals? Put me in charge and it would have been totally different. Mary and Joseph would have had a penthouse room at the Hilton. [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 13: O Come to See Frosty Have a Wonderful Life
Most of us grew up in hope where children were all nestled in their beds with sugar plum fairies dancing in their heads because they were guaranteed the most expensive and trendy gifts on the market. With dreams of Xboxes, [...]