For the past 4 or maybe 5 years, our church opens its doors to the community and offers them a Journey Through Bethlehem for several nights in December. The walk begins outside the “city” walls where we are given coins to pay our taxes to Caesar and then approached by Roman soldiers on horses. After […]
Author Archives: Jodi
and all the Women said “Amen”
December 6, 2008 – 3:06 pm
I am on my church’s prayer and praise email list. I get more emails from Brother Jimmy than I do anyone else. It seems that he is the first to know whenever babies are born, someone is in an accident, or anyone is hurting or in need. Yesterday I got an email asking for urgent […]
My Wish List…
December 4, 2008 – 8:03 pm
Everyone wants to know what’s on the kids Christmas wish list. Savannah is writing letters to Santa. Strangers stop us in the store to ask the children what they want this year. What about me, I ask? I have a wish list too. And today, it would have sounded something like this: ~ I wish […]
Quote for Thought
December 3, 2008 – 10:06 am
“Nothing lies beyond the reach of prayer except that which lies outside the will of God.” ~Mrs. Charles Cowman, “Streams in the Desert”
Small Talk
December 1, 2008 – 9:44 pm
Savannah and I, walking through Wal-Mart: Me: Hey, look! Wall-E is out on DVD already. Her, very matter of factly: And Blu-ray. ————————————————————————– Emery, finishing an apple, brings me the seedy core and says, “Mommy, da Bible says dat’s yucky.” ————————————————————————– Savannah and Emery were playing and they came into the kitchen with pretend suitcases. […]
