incarnation
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My Place: when making Christmas “magical” feels too difficult
December seems to alway remind me of my human limits. Sickness or job loss or depression or grief or boring old exhaustion … it finds our family like it does many. Despite these things, I’m supposed to make the Christmas season “magical” for my family. Each year it hits me in a slightly different way: Continue reading
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One Thing
Mary didn’t rehearse her lines before the first Christmas. It wasn’t planned out with tape on the stage showing her where to stand, lights fading between scenes, or a freshly cleaned barn for her to lay her body and baby down in. Somehow, this comforts me as I notice my odd yet common desire to Continue reading
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nice sentiments
Sometimes I wonder:Is it just a nice sentimentthat God calls me His child?I don’t doubt that God loves me,I often doubt His love is effective. Is me being “daughter” more than a hollow privilege?Why would a Father send a Spirit to comfort a child in a body?Why do we celebrate His Son’s broken body while Continue reading
The Worth Of Knowing 