January 5 – Pitch Your Tent

Tents are a flimsy thing. They are a temporary shelter. They show that the owner has no permanent dwelling here, he is only passing through.

January 2 – Truth And Consequences

The idea of a clean slate was a good one. What happened? I loved the concept of a new beginning. Has it already been marred? I’m not even halfway through day two of this new year and already I’ve messed up. I failed. Now I’m stuck sitting here wondering why I even bother.

25 Songs of Christmas #15 Angels We Have Heard On High

There are two facts I am about to share with you about the Christmas story you might not have known or thought about much. Both of these facts have to do with those mystical beings who do all of the announcing for the incarnation story. Ready? 1) Angels are scary. 2) Angels are tone deaf.…

25 Songs of Christmas #12 Silver Bells

The other day, I noticed that the mall had put up some Christmas decorations by the main entrance. I was shocked. Well, not really. After all, the Christmas lights I saw were crescent moons and stars. Around here, you don’t hear Christmas music when you go into stores to shop. You don’t get Christmas music…

25 Songs of Christmas #8 Fairytale of New York

Not every Christmas is this beautiful fairy tale of candy canes and mistletoe.

25 Songs of Christmas #7 Frosty The Snowman

Frosty the Snowman. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Santa. The Grinch. George Bailey. Good King Wenceslas. There was a time when I hated all of them. The Christmas Tree, mistletoe, lights, tinsel, the yuletide log. They were all a distraction and I couldn’t stand them. Well, lets be honest, I still hate tinsel. I am…