A Christmas Miracle It was nearly Christmas. I was a teenager & my family had recently moved across the province. Dad was sick and unable to work and Mom and just opened a Christian bookstore. Needless to say money was scarce. Never had we lived so close to my grandparents–in less than an afternoon’s drive …
Held For Ransom When God created puppies, I think He was especially thinking of children. The matched energy, unconditional love and companionship, really nothing can be a better match. We were in transition, between leaving our home, our family, our friends, and our country. We had traveled to the U.S.A. to both celebrate Christmas with …
Expectations I once heard it said “It’s a bad goal if your goal involves someone else.” Applying this wisdom has often saved me from self induced stress. A variation on this would be, “It’s a bad expectation if it involves someone else.” Yes, there are instances when you can, and should, expect someone to fill …
Christmas Birthdays My birthday is one week before Christmas so often my birthday and Christmas presents are combined. My very first birthday memory is of a gift that has lasted a lifetime. It was my seventh birthday and I was excited! Mom had planned a birthday party for me and had invited a family for …
THANKSGIVING PEACE It’s a cozy evening, candles are burning, our youngest daughter is home for Thanksgiving and she put up the Christmas tree. My part in the decorating was small but significant. There is one Christmas decoration that never gets packed away. It just moves to our bedroom and sits on my Grandmother’s old music …