Tomorrow, the days start getting longer and lighter. Hope this Christmas, you enjoy the light of Christ, and the wonder of His goodness. Bob and I are both up early this morning. My recital was last night, and I think I am still enjoying the afterglow. Now to move on to our Christmas pageant on… Continue reading Home for Christmas 2013
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Christmas
The Bully and the Baby
Young Tom would come to class with a hat pulled down over his eyes, and he never smiled. In and out of foster homes for many years, this young boy was very lonely and very angry. Mean to his classmates, belligerent, disruptive in class – he had no friends. When the Roots of Empathy Instructor… Continue reading The Bully and the Baby
Inside Out
“Make an impact”, “Realize your potential”, “Change the world”. Sometimes I get weary with all the striving and the pressure our students (and myself) face with trying to make a difference in the world. Is that what God intends? I get to be at a significant crossroads in people’s lives and help them discern what… Continue reading Inside Out
An Inconvenient Christmas
Christmas is not found in the in a post card Winter Wonderland world we imagine. Rather, it is discovered in the messy life of our unfinished tasks and unfulfilled longings. God’s comfort, however, comes when we welcome Him into the fragmented parts of our lives, not just the parts we have all together. Mary welcomed… Continue reading An Inconvenient Christmas
The Interrupted Life
It has been said, “Life is in the interruptions.” Christmas also reminds us that God is in the interruptions. We spend so much of our lives on hold, it seems. Now we are waiting for Christmas holidays to start and then we’ll wait for the next paycheck to pay for them. We stand in… Continue reading The Interrupted Life
2012 Mistique
2012 will be remembered as the winter solstice with its ‘end of the world’ forecasts and ‘dawn of a new age’ predictions. Which will it be? The mystique around 12/21/12 is centred around a combination of the Mayan calendar ending its 5125 year cycle, and the sun being aligned with the center of the Milky… Continue reading 2012 Mistique
Family Reunion
Have you ever had one of those uncomfortable family reunions, a kind of “Meet the Fockers” part three? You are not alone. One biblical family get-together that I can relate to is the reunion of Jacob and Esau. Jacobs reunion with his brother Esau was like facing a ghost of the past. Family life in… Continue reading Family Reunion