When the weather has turned colder, and the homes have turned cozier, it can only mean one thing… Christmas is on its way! Christmas for me has always been my favourite time of year, from being a wee boy until now I have loved every aspect of it. Now over the last four years, it has developed […]
Christmas is always a very special time with the family. I can’t remember all the years past, but I remember as a kid we always had a huge party at my Grandparents house, an open house. We would invite all our friends and family members. The house always smelled amazing, filled with snacks galore: cookies, dips, crackers, […]
From very early on in life, my parents taught me that Christmas is not about the gifts. As a matter of fact, we didn’t always do gifts for Christmas. Christmas is a time for reflecting on Jesus’ birth, death, and resurrection. This ‘sweet, little baby in a manger’ was God incarnate. He, God’s only Son, came to […]
What comes to mind when we think of Christmas? For some it is the thought of Santa Claus or Saint Nick and receiving or giving of gifts, maybe it is the lights or the music; for others, it might be the family gatherings or carolers that you see in the mall. The one thing that was impressed […]
Every day of the year we receive from the Lord’s hand the blessing of sight, sound, touch, smell and taste. Every day of the year we receive His blessings in the form of light, the sun’s warmth, or clouds or rain or snow (well we don’t get that in the coastal regions of Southern California), and also […]
Happy Thanksgiving! The day after Thanksgiving, I’m sure we’re all still recovering from our Thanksgiving meal. To me, it seems that every year our food gets better and better. Our dietary needs have changed drastically from our first Thanksgiving. Yet, despite not being able to have your “traditional” dishes, the women in our family have found ways […]
Despite the nation who were the first to celebrate Thanksgiving, we English folk, unfortunately, do not observe this as a national holiday. We are, however, capable of being thankful. I have only participated so far in two Thanksgivings so, as you can probably tell, I don’t have many experiences or memories in this field. The ones I […]
In Holland, they don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, but being part of an American family, we would still celebrate it. As far as I can remember, we would have family and close friends join us in the celebration. The time together was always very enjoyable; the weather nice and cold, which, I must say, I miss. Currently, in Southern […]
God’s Grace Many decades ago God, in His mercy, rescued me from darkness into His light. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9) Road trips with my beloved About once […]
We are in the month of November. The stores are either stocked for Thanksgiving or Christmas. On the radio and TV things are geared for Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I have always valued this time of year for many different reasons. I have enjoyed the holidays when families get together. In our family holidays, the focus was […]