Waiting in Joyful Hope

This week, we are privileged to have Jocelyn Collen be our guest blogger with an Advent Reflection. This Advent, more than ever before, I am being invited to wait. I have felt that my entire life thus far is about WAITING. We wait for Christmas break, we wait for summer vacation, we wait in traffic,…

What do you stand for?

There is physical courage, like a firefighter rescuing a person from a burning building or a soldier jumping on a grenade to save comrades. We applaud these selfless actions and sometimes express our gratitude and admiration with awards. There are others who act based on their convictions, who are sometimes recognized for their audacity to buck…

SHE’S COME UNDONE!

I actually went to a luncheon with my 6 month old granddaughter yesterday. Of course I arrived a half hour late — it was so much work to get us both into the car! Fun of course, but so much work.It was a daunting undertaking, but then I remembered my cousin Lia’s attitude: “Well, we’ll…