Light permeates darkness. Every time. The smallest spark, illuminates. It is the first Sunday in Advent. That Season of Preparation; Waiting, for the Incarnate. Advent Wreaths will be lit today. A circle. Never ending. 4 Candles representing the 4 Sundays prior to Christmas; the 5th candle, the Christ Candle, lit on Christmas morning. Light. Permeating the darkness. Symbol for all. Hope. The candle lit today represents Hope. Hope for all Nations. Frankly, we need hope. Not hope in a new administration. Not hope in government or currency. Hope in Jesus Christ. In ... View Post
Transistions Day #26 of Thankfulness
We transition so quickly from Thanksgiving to Christmas. The Day after Thanksgiving. Kids are still home. Mom and Dad were usually here. We have help on the farm. (Doing anything on the weekend is so hard) A tradition was born. The college girl has worked the Black Friday shift for a few years. The rest of us scurry to take down Thanksgiving decorations while she is at work. Christmas music turned up loudly. Grazing leftovers. A delight. A warm memory that permeates even grief. The excitement and energy can transcends the ache. Thoughts of yester years flood my ... View Post
Day #25 of Thankfulness
I remember writing this post. The grief. The cold. I remember turning and catching the glimpse of the message in the leaves. I had almost missed it. Blinded by utter despair. Oh, that we do not despair. May we linger at the cross a little longer. Open our eyes wide to see. But may despair, never knock on our door. A repost from November 25, 2013 `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` I Almost Missed It. . . . .Day #25 of Thankfulness I almost missed it. I almost walked away without ... View Post
Giving Thanks for What the Almighty has Provided Day #24 of Thanksgiving
They came together. Two very different people groups. To celebrate the basic necessity of food. Giving thanks. . . to God; for the struggle, the abundance. There were no nationality lines drawn; they were transcended. The first Thanksgiving. May this day be about deep gratitude to God for his gracious provision. May we think on those today that walk in darkness. That live in fear. That have suffered much at the hands of a brutal government. May our thoughts remain focused on the One who will one day make all things right. Until that day, may we pray, go, serve, and be ... View Post
Thanksgiving; In Spite of the Grief Day #23 of Thankfulness
The fire. Coffee. The Quiet. The morning greets me well. I breathe deep the peace in these moments. For soon the farmhouse will come alive. Breakfast for 7. Preparations for Thanksgiving. Much, much to be done. This is the first Thanksgiving with out my dad. In 2013 I spent my first Thanksgiving without my mom and my son. Though the enemy of our souls would love to discourage and bring us down during a time of gratitude; we will stand; on the promises given by the Giver of Life. I have cherished memories of Thanksgiving at our Grandparents. A table stretched the length of the ... View Post
Day #22 of Thankfulness
The Season of Thanksgiving is drawing to a close. Soon to enter Advent. A Season of Waiting and Preparation. That we spend time before Advent in deep gratitude seems only fitting. A time to prepare our hearts to wait; spent time in gratitude. As I look for the gift in Thanksgiving. I am changed. I am hopeful. It is not easy. Aren't we as a people so easily frustrated. Grocery lines. Gas lines. Slow drivers. Drivers that drive too fast. Mistakes. Returns. All producing frustration and a lack of gratitude. How many of us say, "Oh, I am so excited that the line at the grocery ... View Post
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