A cough, a sneeze, an achy body—signs of a common cold are something that sounded simple nine months ago. Today, a cough, a sneeze, an achy body creates a reaction of guessing and wondering if a person (any person, whether…
Who could even fathom that across the ages Christmas could mean so much to so many people. A Partridge in a Pear Tree. Advent. Angels… ‘from the realms of glory’; ‘hark the herald… Angels sing’; ‘from Angels… bending near the…
“The true light that gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.” Advent is the period of four Sunday’s and weeks before Christmas. December 1st until Christmas Day. Advent means “The Coming” in Latin. This is the coming of…
The story of Mary and Joseph and their expectancy of the baby Jesus is quite unique. Mary and Joseph had plans. Yet those plans were altered by an unexpected announcement that Mary was pregnant. Joseph had to be convinced that…
Christmas is a social and revered holiday for Christians during which we celebrate the birth of Christ. It is a time to thank our most benevolent Creator for his most precious gift bestowed to mankind to offer us forgiveness and…
My mother delivered three girls, a boy, me, then two boys, and a baby girl. Born ‘between the boys’, Christmas did not mean dolls for me. I didn’t play with them. My early love of music meant small personal record…
