Tag: Christmas
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Wednesday Word: Merry Christmas Eve
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It’s Christmas Eve. I spent this morning making my husband’s grandmother’s bread recipe like I have the past two Christmases, and I’ll be honest–I’m tired now. Are we panic-cleaning the house because my family is coming for breakfast in the morning? Absolutely. Because of course we don’t want them to…
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Wednesday Word: Merry Christmas
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I’d had delusions of grandeur and planned to write a nice Christmas post for today. And December somehow galloped past and left us in the dust. So instead, I will simply say to you: May laughter fill your hearts and homes this season. May your joys outweigh your sorrows.May the…
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Wednesday Word: Looking to Advent (part 1)
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I recently watched a clip of a stand-up comedian talking about how his dad is a pastor, and he joked about how difficult it must be to give a different book report on the same book every week. Well, I work in a high school library, and we don’t do…
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Wednesday Word: The Expectation of Advent
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Yesterday morning as I was driving to work, I was super excited to see snow flurries drifting from the sky. The clouds were patchy and the sunrise had been spectacularly red and gold. Nature announced the shifting seasons. On Sunday at church, another shift was made. We gathered to fellowship,…