Prescription for Hope

Each Christmas Eve, Iceland embraces two of my favorite things; books and chocolate. Historically, the tradition of Jolabokaflod (flood...

Hope has a name, Immanuel, God with us. This year ambiguity, divisiveness, isolation, financial strain, and a worldwide pandemic have...

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Innumerable pulmonary embolisms (blood clots) in my lungs held my life at ransom. But grace, God’s grace paid the price. April 14, 2018,...

But how much do you really know about St. Patrick? Over the centuries, we have diluted the true meaning of the Christian holiday in a sea...

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February 7, 2012 Today is our son’s 9th birthday! Although he has a small party planned with his friends in a few days, we wanted to do...

The last three days of the Holy week, Good Friday through Resurrection Sunday, represent the pain of loss and the hope of the promise we...

Growing up in the Bible belt in the south, Easter was the one Sunday when the phrase “wearing your Sunday best,” took on a completely new...

“You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.” (Psalm 65:11, NLT) What I love about this...

Such pondering was an excuse to brew another pot of liquid mercy. I leaned against the kitchen counter, inhaling the hazelnut aroma, eyes...

My 2015 study of hope followed with an unexpected medical diagnosis and struggle to find my identity in 2016. I did not know the studying...

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Cheerful sunflowers in decorated Mason jars serve as the centerpiece for today’s anniversary dinner.  A chocolate cake with homemade...

Millions of people will be celebrating all things green and Irish on March 17th.  Over the centuries the true meaning of the Christian...

One defiant daffodil defied the dreary day. The air was thick with the threat of rain. An overcast sky and dank weather mimicked my mood....