The Christmas Boxes

“Christmas is all about Jesus but all I see under the tree is gifts for us. What can we give to Him this year?” That question was the beginning of our family’s quest to make Christmas about Him. As a result we began the tradition of the two boxes. Maybe it is...

Christmas Transformation

Transformation is all around us. Houses once dark are glistening with lights.  Yards are decorated with reds and greens. Front doors are wreathed with Christmas greetings. But with all that outward change of the past view days I’m wondering about hearts. Is your heart...

You Are Loved

Sitting in the doctor’s office for my routine check up this morning, I watched people of all ages coming in and going out. Christmas music played softly while mothers’ coaxed their restless children to be still. Older folks anxiously waited their turn. One song led to...

Plan To Have An Extraordinary Christmas

It’s all too easy to miss Christmas. Yes, we can become so caught up in the activities, the endless list of necessary tasks, the programs and get togethers, the shopping and cooking, etc. And before you know it, it’s December 26th. All over. And Christmas is just a...

Listen To The Heart

  Many years ago I longed for a doll. Not just any old doll. No, I yearned for my own special Tiny Tears doll. I remember walking to the nearby Five and Ten Cents Store in Saugerties NY and wandering the long aisles until I found her.  Her eyes that opened and...