Thanksgiving is over – cue the Christmas shopping. I suppose that’s how the whole black Friday thing got started. People woke up on the Friday after Thanksgiving and thought, “Oh my stars, Christmas is just four weeks away. I’d better start shopping!” What if, however, instead of running around frantically from store to store you…
Archives for November 2015
Inspired, Encouraged, Challenged and Loved
Thanksgiving is just a few days away and most of us are in the midst of shopping and/or preparing food, getting clothes packed for a weekend trip to see family, or making plans with friends. And many of us are contemplating the multitude of blessings that God has granted us – a warm house to…
Thanksgiving – Traditional or Twenty-First Century?
I glanced at the cover of the November issue of Good Housekeeping and saw – in big letters, THANKSGIVING. It’s no surprise that the November issue would focus on the upcoming holiday but then I saw a picture of a cake. A CAKE! “No, no, no!” I thought. “Pumpkin pie – that’s what you can…
Some Things Never Change
While searching through my computer files the other day I noticed there were a lot of things that could be deleted. Lots and lots! My computer is basically symbolic of my entire house – somewhat disorganized with lots of unnecessary stuff. Please don’t judge me; I have other talents. There is one folder on my…
An Invitation to Rest
I spotted my young friend sitting near me in church last week. She looked exhausted. I know she’s been in a busy season of life and having just lived through a frantic time myself I recognized the “I just can’t even stand up right now” look on her face. I wanted to hold my friend…