Felix Culpa
She accepted God’s will for her life, even though it didn’t make sense to her intellect. How will I be with child before I know a man? Read more
She accepted God’s will for her life, even though it didn’t make sense to her intellect. How will I be with child before I know a man? Read more
Christmas is such a joy to children, so I often find myself thinking of them this time of year. What they like. What they desire. How I can make their Christmas enjoyable, but not so enjoyable they lose sight of baby Jesus and what His coming to earth means for them. It’s a tough balance, and if the balance isn’t attained, things can get hairy on Christmas morn. Instead of order and pure-hearted giving and receiving, there might be... Read more
It was amazing to see how quick I could come up with 100 books to read for my 2018 Reading Challenge, which you are welcome to join. First, I went through books I already have on my shelf, but haven’t read. In spite of their cry, I passed over books like Bible dictionaries, Webster’s Dictionary, and How To Build A Log Cabin In A Weekend. I want to read. Not sleep. Then, I went through... Read more
I wanted to publish this now, rather than the week before the New Year, so that anyone who wishes to participate has time to gather their books. All 100 books. The challenge, as you may have read about on some sort of important website that has apparently been lost in cyberspace, is to read 100 books in 2018. That’s two books per week, save for the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas. For me, it’s likely an unattainable goal, but... Read more
Well another celebrity bites the dust. This time Matt Lauer. Now, the ball is in our court as to how to respond. Read more
That headline is a bit misleading. I’ve not celebrated a Thanksgiving with Dad since I was fifteen. Wait, I take that back. I have a vague memory of dining with him and his second wife for a major holiday a few years after I was married. Then again, it could’ve been Christmas. Either way, Thanksgiving 2017 was the first Thanksgiving without Dad on earth. That feels alien to say. Of course Dad is on earth. He’s always been here,... Read more
The Giver of all we enjoy as a family is infinitely more satisfying, special, and superior to the gifts He’s given. Read more
Linking up with Five Minute Friday today, and the word for this week is Excuse. I have five minutes to write, so here goes: When I think of people making excuses, my mind always goes back to … not me, of course (hashtag kidding). But to Genesis, and in particular, Adam and Eve. Ironically, I discussed this in my recent post about mass shootings in America. Still, it seems it’s always a good time to write about it, because it... Read more
Sometimes life lays you flat, which allows you to, well, lay around and dream about how things might have been. Here’s a romantic version of how I would have preferred last week go down – and a real life version, for good measure, if you’re bored enough to read. Romantic version: Fall days in Colorado can sometimes be described as sunny and pleasant, crisp and refreshing. It was just such a day when Brenda, having been cooped up for weeks... Read more
Sad. Unnerved. Hyper-alert. Angry. Fearful. That’s what I felt after hearing about the Wal-Mart shooting in Colorado and the church shooting in Texas. Bam, bam. One shooting took place right after the other. I was hardly able to catch my breath from the Las Vegas shooting before the Wal-Mart shooting took place. Then I was hardly able to catch my breath from the Wal-Mart shooting before the Texas shooting took place. When I stepped into Wal-Mart earlier this week, I... Read more
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