In the beginning… God created the heavens and the earth. Maybe that’s why there’s something magical about the way winter’s first snowflakes swirl and dance with the wind before they touch the ground. I’ve wondered
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The Promise of Spring
Ah, Spring! What a wonderful time of year. Trees budding, flowers opening, sun shining. No – wait – that’s not Spring where I live! (or much of the Eastern United States this year either) March
Read moreSnow Makes Everything Look Better Except White Cars & Pharisees
As I write, I’m doing something I don’t do very often—I’m looking out my window watching snow come down. Here in Arkansas we only get a few good snows each year. I don’t mean to
Read moreGuest Post – A CHEERFUL HEART IN WINTER
Fresh snow covers the ground outside my window, sparkling in the sunshine. My children are planning skiing trips, ice-skating parties and sledding expeditions. The grandchildren bundle up in their snowsuits and mittens to shuffle trails
Read moreLiving Up To Your Expectations
January is a cold, cold month for many of us. It surrounds us with bitter regrets, barren dreams, and frozen ambitions. So to try to warm ourselves up and motivate us to push ahead we
Read moreNew Creation by Nan Jones
Alabaster crystals cascade from heaven, drifting upon the breath of God. Their presence penetrates the winter bitterness with reminders of beauty –
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