A week before Christmas, John and I went to downtown Minneapolis for a Christmas concert. We’d attended our Saturday evening church service, scarfed down a quick dinner, and perhaps pushed the speed limit a bit to get there on time. As we left the parking lot, motivated by our time crunch and the bitter cold…
What a Wonderful World
It’s time again for my yearly pictorial wrap-up of the year (2023, to be clear). My general rule is to focus on scenery and not people, not because people aren’t important to me, but because there are too many who are important to me, and I would never want to exclude anyone and hurt their…
O Hear the Angel Voices
O Holy Night is one of my favorite Christmas songs. It’s not easy to sing, but it’s beautiful to listen to (when the soloist can hit those high notes). I recently heard the story of its origins and thought I’d share it here on my blog in hopes you find it as interesting as I…
More than Able
The past weekend at our church we sang the song More than Able. If you’ve never heard it, click on the link and listen to it. It’s an encouraging song about remembering what God has already done in our lives and believing for the miraculous things He’s able and will continue to do. I don’t know about you, but…
Operation Freezer Purge
At the beginning of the year, my daughter-in-law told me about her friend who spends the month of January using up the items in her freezer. It wasn’t a challenge, but I accepted it anyway – mostly because getting the freezer opened and closed was starting to become a problem. The goal was to use…