Monthly Archives: December 2020
Visions of gingerbread
We are just a few days before Christmas and all through our house Christmas is glinting and chiming and sparkling, and making me merry. I hope you can say the same. I am an absolute stickler for not opening ANY present early, I love staring at the pile of presents under the tree in happy … Continue reading
What’s in a name?
When I was little, I thought Christ was Jesus’ last name. You know, Mary Christ, Joseph Christ, and their son Jesus Christ. Of course, I eventually came to understand that Jesus is the name His mama called Him (ok, yes, it was Joseph, the step-dad who named Him as instructed by the angel). Names like Christ … Continue reading
Why?
In the novel I’m writing right now, the main character experiences something difficult. She is young and laments to her mother, “Why did God let this happen?” Her mother answers her saying, “I think you are asking the wrong question. It isn’t up to us to ask God why. He’s God, and He doesn’t owe … Continue reading
