Blogging Through the Seasons

Dear Jesus, How are You and our Father doing? I miss You A LOT big brother! It is simply not the same without You. There’s a lot of us that are sick, hungry, addicted, treated unfairly, broken-hearted, unforgiving, and just unloving. The other day, I was talking with...

Dear Jesus, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about that first homecoming so many years ago. I’m sure you did too, as it was always the plan. God with us. Emmanuel. You must have spent so much time planning – the right people, the right time, the...

Dear Jesus, As I write this, Christmas is a few days off still. My logic brain says that many of the things I do to prepare for and enjoy the Christmas season aren’t actually markers of your birth, that likely was at another time of year, but thank you for being...

Dear Jesus, I am anxious. There is an old word used to describe patience: “long-suffering.” When I think of the season we’re in, anticipating your coming, part of me is excited, but another part of me is anxious. This other part feels like there is...

Dear Jesus, I had to wonder why. Was it not enough that I had TWO surgeries for my ONE cancer? Was it not enough that I had to go off my thyroid meds and go through radiation a year after surgery? Did I have to get COVID really, REALLY bad? Was it not enough that I...

Dear Jesus, When you were born, the angels burst forth in glorious song: “Glory to God in the highest! “And on earth, peace, good will to men” (Luke 2:14, KJV). Or, as the Good News Translation tells it: “Glory to God in the highest heaven, “And peace on earth to...