Words have stinging power when tongues are unloosed and lips are unguarded. Words flow freely out of unintentional mouths. I shudder to thin...

Wishing you a joyous Christmas!

As we have a high old time this Christmas, may we who know Christ hear the cry of the damned as they hurtle headlong into the Christless ...

...dance in our heads. For all the buttery details, visit my sister, Kati .  

A blue Tootsie Roll bank adorns the top of Gavin’s dresser and a yellow one decorates Maddie’s. Sharing space with a jewelry box and ceramic...

It all began with a little girl, her aunt-friend and their conspiring whispers behind the recliner one Sunday afternoon.  Or was it a littl...

Wrapping. Singing. Clapping. Ringing. Baking. Feeding. Making. Reading. Teary. Sappy. Cheery. Happy. Oh!... the flurry of t...

Much of our family chatter, of late, has swirled around gifts. Gift choosing.  Gift making.  Gift wrapping.  Gift wishing.  Needles fly ...

a contemplative boy... ...a twirling angel with pink wings... ...another boy in footies... ...and a baby swathed in Christmas ...

I always have an excuse.  "It's almost dinnertime."  "I am in the middle of something. Maybe in a bit."  ...