I received the rare gift of a snow day yesterday . I slept until 8 a.m., enjoyed a leisurely reading of my Advent devotion, and sipped two cups of tea without the workday rush. I even threw in a load of laundry. My life seemed nearly perfect for about an hour. Then I pulled out my favorite (read: only) pair of Christmas jammies from the dryer. The ones I wear every Christmas morning while my hubby and kids unwrap gifts in front of a crackling fire in the wood stove. Half of t

When I wake in the middle of the night obsessing, I know I must write. First, a history lesson. The United States effectively ended the king's rule on July 4, 1776, with the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The DoI formalized the colonies' separation from the British monarch, King George III. Had the king triumphed and America lost the Revolutionary War, our founding fathers would’ve faced severe punishment for treason, including execution by hanging, beheading, o

Yesterday, I spent my birthday at my parents' lake cottage basking in the gentle Michigan sunshine and wrapped in the love of my people. Laughter flows when we're together. I've witnessed many a family where conflict is a monster stomping about the room so I'm grateful for the peace in my tribe. We simply get each other; that alone is a gift.

If you are not a person with a biblical worldview, you may find this post offensive. The true Gospel is offensive to sinful human beings--including ME! However, as offensive as God's truth may be, Christians are not excused from telling it as following God's truth leads to abundant life! (1 Corinthians 1:23-25).

Our ties to each other have little to do with blood or proximity, and everything to do with our willingness to open our lives to each other.

*Foul language warning* You fascist! You Nazi! You bigot! You transphobe! You piece of sh!t! You. Are. GARBAGE! The above are insults...

When we draw close to our Father, we stop striving to construct our own gospels and yield to scriptural truth.

I hope this short story awakens you to the power of forgiveness this Advent season.

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