Monthly Archives: December 2010
What I’ve Learned About Motherhood in the Past 7 Days.
Gingerbread + Christmas cookies + pumpkin pie + staying up till 10 for three days straight playing with cousins = a very grumpy two-year-old for Christmas. (Kids are supposed to be grumpy on Christmas, right?) As much as I may … Continue reading
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Savior of the Nations, Come
For my last post of the Advent season, I’ll leave you with this lovely Advent hymn. I hope that your Christmas is full of wonder and beauty and hope. I’ll check back in with you next week. Until then, Merry … Continue reading
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A Very Merry Thankful Tuesday
It’s almost Christmas, people! Here’s why I’m thankful: After a month of co-battling a cold with August (both mine and his), it finally became bronchitis, which means we both finally got antibiotics. It’s been a month of snotty noses and … Continue reading
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On Mary: Faith and Doubt
Whenever I spend time reading the biblical story of Mary, the mother of Christ, I imagine her to be like me, a sincere believer who can still find a way to doubt, to say yes, then run. This Advent season, … Continue reading
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Christ’s Mother Reflects, His Childhood
Each day this week, I’ll be sharing from a series of five Advent poems I wrote for John Knox Presbyterian Church in Seattle. I hope they will bless you as you prepare for the coming of Christmas. Christ’s Mother … Continue reading
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Darkness
Each day this week, I’ll be sharing from a series of five Advent poems I wrote for John Knox Presbyterian Church in Seattle. I hope they will bless you as you prepare for the coming of Christmas. Darkness “For … Continue reading
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The Lord is With Thee
Each day this week, I’ll be sharing from a series of five Advent poems I wrote for John Knox Presbyterian Church in Seattle. I hope they will bless you as you prepare for the coming of Christmas. The Lord … Continue reading
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How He Entered
Each day this week, I’ll be sharing from a series of five Advent poems I wrote for John Knox Presbyterian Church in Seattle. I hope they will bless you as you prepare for the coming of Christmas. How He … Continue reading
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Star
Each day this week, I’ll be sharing from a series of five Advent poems I wrote for John Knox Presbyterian Church in Seattle. I hope they will bless you as you prepare for the coming of Christmas. Star “A great … Continue reading
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Good Like Medicine
A couple of weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal published an article that proves why Thankful Tuesday is important. Not only does it have a “How Grateful are You?” test, it testifies to research we don’t have to hear to … Continue reading
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