Monthly Archives: December 2015
I’m tired after Christmas. For those of us who take a primary role in orchestrating the holiday festivities, the Christmas aftermath arrives with a backorder of fatigue.
When I was younger, I often got sick by January – a clear sign that I wasn’t managing the workload as well as I…..
When we were children
Christmas was a time of Magic.
We did not understand
Its theology,
Or the history of its traditions,
But we could feel
What Christmas was about,
For the season spoke to us
In the language we knew best:
Dancing lights dazzled our eyes,
Merry carols sang in our ears,
Fresh…..
An Imagining based on Luke 1:26-58; 2:1-5
When I was a little girl I remember so clearly my father talking about how much he wished the Lord would send His Messiah to us soon. Then, my mother would say how blessed would be the woman whose privilege it would…..
An Imagining based on Matthew 1:18-25
I admit I was angry when Mary went off to visit her elderly cousin Elizabeth and never even told me she was going. It should have made more of an impression on me when she returned after three months full of miracle news. Elizabeth…..
Part of celebrating Christmas is observing Advent – a period of purposeful waiting.
I’m not talking about the frenzy that commercialized Christmas-making ushers in long before Thanksgiving. Rather, holiday preparations ought to be highly personal and particular, reflecting what makes Christmas meaningful to each of us.
I begin observing Advent by decorating my…..