Home for Christmas

I would venture to say, many folks desire to be home for Christmas. For years, we packed up the car and headed home to Nashville, Tennessee. This year was no exception. This past Friday, Mark and I headed to Nashville to spend a few days with my family. We’d been...

The Greatest Gift

If you have looked upon a child’s face on Christmas morning as he or she waited for the okay to enter the family room and see what “Santa” brought, I dare say, you will witness pure joy and sheer enthusiasm.  As a child, I can remember the excitement that would build...

My Dilemma

Okay, it’s December and I am still working my way through the October section of my Chronological Bible. My dilemma comes in trying to decide if I should read as far as I can until December 31st and then begin all over again or do I continue on and enter this New Year...

Thank you, Abba!

This Thanksgiving, we celebrated Christmas with our youngest daughter and her family because they would not be home again until spring. As the grandchildren opened their gifts, Kelly and Robbie would remind them to look at Mimi and Pop and say, “Thank you.” Once they...

Angelic Beings

I went down and staked our place on the sand, then returned to help Mark out to the beach. As he was getting ready, I stepped onto the balcony to see a couple placing their chairs just a few feet from our place. I told Mark that there was a couple who had placed their...

Look Up!

I found myself walking down the beach with tears filling my eyes and overflowing down my cheek as I passed one couple after another. “God, why has this happened to us? I miss walking along side Mark, hand-in-hand down the beach.” My mind reflected back over the years...