Sabbath Offerings ~ Me First!

Sabbath Offerings ~ Me First!

I loved the age when both of my sons began discovering their voices. The string of syllables followed by first words and eventually a full sentence mesmerized this momma’s heart. As they both became toddlers, a little competition developed between the two of...
Sabbath Offerings ~ Prayer ~ Part 2

Sabbath Offerings ~ Prayer ~ Part 2

My phone vibrated next to me as I sat on the couch working on my emails for the day. I glanced down and quickly went back to work on decluttering my inbox, which is a neverending battle. Being a one phone family, I rarely answer my phone unless I know who is calling....
Sabbath Offerings ~ Prayer

Sabbath Offerings ~ Prayer

I have to do the laundry. I have to clean the house. Or I have to take my kids to basketball. How amazing would it be to change our “have to” into “get to”? What would it look like to change each statement above by starting with “I get...
Sabbath Offerings ~ Sanctuary

Sabbath Offerings ~ Sanctuary

I slowly walked up the aisle, my eyes on the deep red carpet below. Each step marked off the pathway to the familiar pew where my family sat each Sunday. Not looking where I was going, I almost bumped into my brother not one small step ahead. He genuflected, which...
Sabbath Offerings ~ 4th Sunday of Advent

Sabbath Offerings ~ 4th Sunday of Advent

The 4th Sunday of Advent doesn’t always fall on Christmas Eve, but this year both land on the same day. As the season of Advent ends, new beginnings arrive in a manger in Bethlehem. For those of us that compartmentalize our lives, it seems that we need to tie up...

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