December days are whizzing by like a run-away sled. Did you ever find yourself going lots faster than you felt comfortable …right on the edge of being out of control? My first skiing experience was like that. I courageously pushed-off and concentrating on keeping my balance overlooked the importance of keeping my speed under control. […]
Hope Is Alive. (Christmas)
“Daddy, are all these people Christians?” Holly was Oooing and Aaahing at all the Christmas lights in the neighborhood. “No, honey, I’m sure they’re not.”
Christmas Poems
Ellie Lord Mile after Mile By Kenneth L. Pierpont Mile after dark mile The head-lights cut a path through the night All around a million multi-colored stand-in stars light the way. Mile after frigid mile Cold presses against the cabin of the family car. Big flakes gather on the windshield the way they should at […]
Child Missing (Christmas)
The family had hoisted the tree into place and begun digging through a box of ornaments and decorations from the attic when someone mentioned there was a piece missing from the nativity set.
Debbie’s Gifts: A Christmas Story
Debbie could not wait for the bus to arrive in Casper. The snow was falling and she could imagine the parsonage decorated for Christmas. She could imagine the taste of her mother’s traditional pumpkin roll and the smell of her father’s coffee. She remembered the sound of her brother’s baritone laughter. She closed her eyes […]