Sibling Rivalry
As an only child, I never really understood the whole issue of sibling rivalry. I grew up with my own room. My toys were safe from the hands of younger siblings who might […]
Silent Night
Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yon Virgin Mother and Child Holy Infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace […]
Should I Stay or Should I Go (Part time)?
One Thursday evening several months ago, I met with a mothers’ group at the church. We call ourselves the Night Owls because we meet in the evening to accommodate mothers […]
Merry Christmas
Today we feature two poems. MaryAnn writes: “Last December I decided to write a series of poems inspired by beloved Advent and Christmas hymns. It was a great spiritual discipline for me […]
Picking the Sick Puppy
My husband is ambi-pet-trous, but I am a dog person. He can admire and enjoy a cat’s company, but I remain suspect that cats are secretly judging me and planning […]
Advent Prayer
Lord God, God of beginnings, and endings, God of the past, God of the future, God of judgment, and God of grace, God of waiting, and God of fulfillment: Fulfill […]
Stolen Goods*
For the last couple Decembers, I’ve watched the ordinarily light traffic to my blog skyrocket. It isn’t that I get more interesting during Advent – one of my most recent […]
Rumor Me This, Rumor Me That
The town was all a-twitter. The gossip network was running full force. The new pastor, they said, had a man staying in the parsonage. He had been there over a week, […]
What Did She Just Say?
As the below true-life examples illustrate, I’ve been known to let faux curse words slip in my sermons on more than one occasion: “The disciples had been fishing all day, and […]
Good Can Come
Another Wednesday night meant another class to teach. Diving into the texts with the enthusiasm of a young child going for the baby in a King’s cake was how I […]
