Blogging Through the Seasons

Dear Jesus, I used to believe this with all my heart and soul: “Everything happens for a reason.” When something not-so-good happened, I could always work my way back to a reason. That is, until I experienced firsthand some of the hardest times of my life. Over the...

Dear Jesus, Can I have a break? Please? At this point, I feel like begging for one. I don’t know how much longer I can manage all of the things in my life that I have to do. The responsibilities I have are killing me, and I feel like everything I’m trying to hold up...

Dear Jesus, It seems rather strange to write a letter instead of just talking to you. I hope I can share some things that have impacted my life in the almost 84 years of knowing you. My earliest prayer was addressed to you as: “Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, look upon a...

The blog prompt for this year had me stumped. What are my words to the Word? When I decided to get more “serious” with my spirituality, I spent a lot of time reading the Bible with a highlighter in my hand. I would intentionally give my focus to the Gospels,...

One of my favorite things on Saturday mornings is to sit down in our Primary One class. Now if it’s been a little while since you have been to this classroom, it’s made up of our preschool through first-graders. The classroom is filled with so much energy and...

Advent reminds me of a time when You showed up for me. When I was two years old, I started dancing. I danced ballet, hip hop, lyrical, and tap for many years. I stopped this past summer to join a ballet folklorico dance troop. I’ve wanted to learn ballet folklorico...