Shining Moments

Shining Moments

She works long hours day after day struggling to make a few dollars. Hiding it carefully away. Planning Christmas for her young children. Yes, day after day she comes to work. Weary with the additional hours and longing to somehow find the time to buy a few things for...

Shining Moments

As I pulled up to the front of the small country home, doubts rose in my mind. How did I get into this? A few days before I had received a phone call from a woman asking me to go to her elderly mother’s home and play some Christmas carols on the piano. It seemed such...
Shining Moments

Shining Moments

Christmas, the true spirit of Christmas is exquisitely beautiful–like a crystal goblet reminding us that there is more to it than what we see. Yes, there’s more than what our hands can touch. Beyond all of this in the here and now there’s the wonder of God...
Shining Moment

Shining Moment

What kind of Christmas tree do you have? Some prefer artificial trees while others insist on a live tree. Although I like the convenience of our artificial tree I miss having a real tree. Why just the smell of the freshly cut pine brings back memories of long ago when...
Shining Moments

Shining Moments

Be it unto me according to Thy Word. Luke 1:38 Each year I read again the Christmas story and am gripped by these words. Simple words. Strong words. Words of a trusting heart. Where did Mary learn to trust her God so completely? How did these words flow immediately...