by Emily Cortez
Two years ago my father’s Christmas gift to my brother and I was a trip to New York City to see family and tour the Big Apple. My father likes to say that it doesn’t really feel like Christmas unless he’s in New York City. There’s something about the cold crisp winter...
by Michael Orlich
In Advent we journey on, day by day, through a mix of emotions—expectation, hope, joy, longing, pain, weariness—an apt metaphor for life. In the same way, in this blog post, instead of a coherent story or message, I invite you to experience a mishmash of poems all...
by Tanya Ebenezer
“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews?” Matthew 2:2 (Amplified Bible) “I know I don’t know you, but God told me you are defiantly the one He chose.” Tears streaming down my cheeks, I stared down at my phone in disbelief. This unexpected, yet perfectly timed...
by Marjorie Ellenwood
I’m a planner. A researcher. A know-all-the-things-before-you-make-a-decision person. So when my friend Katie invited me to her home for an afternoon of gingerbread house decorating, tea and pie, and relaxing with her and her three-year-old (does one ever really relax...
by Jennifer Helbley
Prepare. Or don’t. Patience. Angst. Anticipation. Dread. Looking and waiting for the coming Christ is far more troubling and swirly than the arrival. As I anticipate holiday celebrations, the hamster wheel in my head is at full speed. But then I can sit quietly...
by Leilani Kritzinger
“How did you decide to have four kids?,” The things you talk about at a birthday party, right? “We wanted four. Hashtag babyfeverforever!” (My standard response.) “I loved having babies. I’m BUILT for having babies. But,” it was an honest conversation so...
