The gift Jesus gave his mom

The gift Jesus gave his mom

Jesus didn’t celebrate Christmas, and neither did the early Christians. Jesus wasn’t born in the winter either. There are several theories as to why we celebrate Christmas on December 25, but the most common belief dates the holiday back to the third century. The...
Scheduling Christmas with God

Scheduling Christmas with God

I’m not sure I ever told you all this, but I do most of my writing in the early hours of the day. I’ve always been an early riser and during the Christmas season that is especially true. I even have the timer on the Christmas tree set to come on twice a day, at 5 a.m....
A Christmas gift

A Christmas gift

Christmas is almost here.  Even as I type, I am picturing my blog readers doing so many different things.  Maybe you are sitting in an airport waiting for your flight.  Maybe you are checking emails right before you start completing the to-do list for the day.  Maybe...
A new reason to love Chick-fil-A

A new reason to love Chick-fil-A

I love Chick-fil-A.  The food is great, the service is almost always better than anyone else’s, and they are absolutely clear about the fact they are a faith-based business.  I was in college when Chick-fil-A wanted to open a place in the mall where I worked. Their...
The word of the year: Gaslighting

The word of the year: Gaslighting

Merriam-Webster has a formula for choosing their word of the year. It involves the number of times a word is searched on their site throughout the year, eliminating words that are frequently searched for spelling or punctuation.  The word gaslighting was chosen as the...