Written as part of an Advent Daily Devotional for the UCC in Wallace, ID It’s been years, but I remember buying bulbs, arranging them with small stones in a bowl, adding water and then sitting back and waiting to have me some spring. And in the thick of winter, no less. Heavenly! The smell, the …
December 2020 archive
Dec 08
Advent 7 – Peace
Written as part of an Advent Daily Devotional for the UCC in Wallace, ID I recently saw a friend’s Facebook post; her comment was “This is just so wrong!” and it was attached to a news clip I recognized from the day before. As I recalled what I had seen, I began to formulate a …
Dec 06
Setting Up the Creche – Shepherds
Written for Advent Worship for the UCC in Wallace, ID Participants continue to gather in the creche. The shepherds were pleased to be invited; that doesn’t happen often for them. Of course, they have obligations and responsibilities that tie them down and keep them at home, but it’s not just that. They’re simply not the …
Dec 05
Advent 5 – Heart Break
Written as part of an Advent Daily Devotional for the UCC in Wallace, ID I was drying dishes the other day when a juice glass slipped out of my hands, fell on the rug and shattered into a gazillion tiny parts. There were maybe a handful of pieces of a significant size; the rest were …
Dec 03
Advent 4 – Gifts
Written as part of an Advent Daily Devotional for the UCC in Wallace, ID A couple of weeks ago when we were at the church, my phone rang. Ben was recording Indy on her flute, so I stepped out of the sanctuary and into the social hall. I immediately noticed that the call was from …
Dec 01
Advent 3 – Silence
Written as part of an Advent Daily Devotional for the UCC in Wallace, ID In her book Untamed, Glennon Doyle describes flailing and spinning as she struggled to make the most important and difficult decision of her life. She polled her friends, read books, consulted a therapist and finally went to Google with her question, …
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