Every person around us each day is a living, breathing, soul created by our Heavenly Father. So many times, we miss truly seeing people. Everyone wants to be known and loved. Praise God that He knows us by the hairs on our heads and even calls the stars by name. Perhaps you and I know […]
Jesus to the Trick-or-Treaters
Halloween is likely the one night a year that strangers visit our homes expecting kindness. How do we embrace the opportunity? First, let us conquer the elephant about the subject. I’ll share my own experience first, friends. My mom is a woman full of joy. My childhood was one that focused on the […]
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How Can We Love Like Jesus?
Breathe in the sweet aroma of this first Saturday morning of October. I hope you will read this with a coffee cup in hand near a window where you can see the changing leaves or maybe sitting in the crisp air on a front porch swing. I know. My imagination works overtime. {I blame […]
A Simple and Sacred Advent Calendar
Five years ago, I enlisted my creative friend, Brooke to join me in a crafting adventure. I cannot sew to save my life, but I’ve been known to make curtains and entire Halloween costumes with a hot glue gun. Sometimes, you work with what you’ve got. Am I right? Brooke and I had a vision […]
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What is a Jesse Tree?
While many of our Christmas traditions have been passed down by my parents and grandparents, one of my very favorites is a tradition that began in my adulthood with my own children. The Jesse Tree tradition has had such a sweet impact on the culture of our family. In a previous post, I wrote about […]
