Christmas was different this year. Family members arrived on December 19th. We held our Christmas family dinner on the 20th, opened gifts on the 21st, and today, everyone but our youngest son will be in other locales. It feels a little strange, but I’m adjusting. I remember other Christmases where I wasn’t with the entire…
Are you fascinated by your heritage? I have always loved finding out about some of those in my family tree who have gone before me, but not all of my ancestors were known for their upstanding character, like my great-great-great (not sure if that is enough greats) uncle, James Briton Bailey (Brit), born in 1779….
This may be my busiest Christmas season ever. Because my husband has clients out of town, we’ve been traveling to places like Toronto and Austin for company Christmas parties. Meanwhile, our family is coming in the week before Christmas this year, rather than the week after, so I have been up late wrapping gifts, putting…
Lover As I sit here in a Toronto hotel room, with a wafer-thin layer of snow on the ground, I am praying to be able to adequately describe the warm love of the Father for us. God, the creator of love, did so because He wants to enter into an agape love (the highest express…
Forgiver The tears were streaming down my face and I couldn’t do anything to prevent the steady flow of emotion. I was at a recent church service where our pastor, Robert Morris, was speaking about “The Family of God” and how God is our Father. Morris said God adopts us into a family of “Unconditional…