Ah yes, the dreaded New Year where we hope we will do better than the last. Perhaps we should be kinder to ourselves. For every bad thing we say about…
Published December 30th, 2019 by Brenda Wood
We’re coming to that big promise of change that we promised ourselves during the fantastic feasting we did over the last month. Oh, oh, the crunch is now! What was…
Published December 29th, 2019 by Brenda Wood
My sad life’s dilapidated, a falling-down barn; build me up again by your Word. Barricade the road that goes nowhere; grace me with your clear revelation. I choose the true…
Published December 28th, 2019 by Brenda Wood
Suppose one of you had a hundred sheep and lost one. Wouldn’t you leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until you found it? When…
Published December 27th, 2019 by Brenda Wood
Are you one of those I folks? You can search out any character in the Bible and find occasions when they I! Take Elijah for instance. I’ve been working my…
Published December 26th, 2019 by Brenda Wood
No sooner is Christmas over than the cook starts researching recipes for leftovers. After a few days of that, turkey is no longer in disguise. The house reeks of the…
Published December 25th, 2019 by Brenda Wood
Light shines in darkness, because what else could it shine in? Alan Watts The word shining caught my eye today and I checked it out in the MSG version of…
Published December 24th, 2019 by Brenda Wood
Just so you know, most writers I knew do not like you to rewrite their words. Take this poor soul, Clement Clarke Moore. He wrote these lines. ‘T’was the night…
Published December 23rd, 2019 by Brenda Wood
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can…
Published December 22nd, 2019 by Brenda Wood
Many years ago today, I spent Christmas Day in the hospital with a baby who came to be known as Judith. The days ahead were an unknown then but now,…
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