Christmas this year was one of trials and difficulty, surprises and blessings. As I look back over how it all played out, I couldn’t help titling this piece, “The Christmas Miracle”. Read on to discover 5 that occurred over the Christmas season of 2014: Christmas Miracles #1 The Grocery List Those following my blog willRead More…
New Years. . . That celebration famous not merely for New York Times Square and ringing in the New Year December 31st in whatever manner suits you best, but that time of year when many begin that most elusive of pondering. . . preparing New Year’s Resolutions! Oh for some I’ve just uttered the mostRead More…
December 23rd, and I sit here feeling the need to write. It isn’t often that I am compelled to put fingers to keys without a clear thought to begin with, but here I am. The only thought vaguely dancing around my head being that in two more days, it will be Christmas Day. Getting readyRead More…
There is a song that plays over the radio at Christmastime that for some, is very cute and sweet, for others it’s very grand and poignant, but occasionally for those such as my daughter, quite annoying. That was until Fall 2014 hit, and suddenly this song took on a whole new meaning for her. ThoseRead More…
What are you celebrating this Christmas? Is it Advent? Are you celebrating the waiting of what already took place, or are you celebrating the anticipation of what is about to come? A visit to thefreedictionary.com offers various definitions for the term “Advent”: The first three entries in the dictionary are as follows: ad·vent (dvnt) n.Read More…
The story of the giving of Manna in the wilderness. . . The murmurings of the children of Israel continued. When God chose to rescue this people from Egypt, they had become a nation of complainers. Yes we need to cut them some slack, after all, they had suffered through 400 years of enslavement, andRead More…
As technology continues to evolve, various aspects of life and society are evolving with it. Reading books for example, takes place more often now on a hand-held device than flipping pages in a library. The ability to read paperback or hardcover books is still an option, and there are people out there who still preferRead More…
The story of all stories, the story that to this day is told from one Jewish parent to a son and from that son as a parent to his son, concludes on the other side of the Red Sea. Moses leads out in song first, followed by Myriam and all the women. Moses’ famous verseRead More…
Exodus 12:13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. This verse reminds me of a song weRead More…
Exodus 8:9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only? I am in the middle of reading through the plagues God sent upon Egypt. Read More…