How My Young Family Is Making Room for Christ This Christmas
As we approach December 25, we undoubtedly become more stressed out about getting everything done for the big day. If you are like my family,…
As we approach December 25, we undoubtedly become more stressed out about getting everything done for the big day. If you are like my family,…
To celebrate the darkness of Advent – a season of mystery and waiting, anticipating the birth of Christ, the Light of the World – amidst…
Waiting is an experience that is probably as disliked as it is common to our shared human story. As I sit here several months into…
Our preparations for Christmas often overwhelm us with occasions for waiting. We wait in line at stores. We wait for Christmas bonuses, traveling relatives, the…
It was mid-morning. I was sitting at work enjoying a cup of coffee, and I had been pondering Esther all morning. I was going through…
In this unprecedented time of a global pandemic, I find myself unexpectedly in a time of waiting. Waiting to go back into stores that currently…
I’m not a patient person. Little frustrations like sitting in a traffic jam or standing in line at the bank have me grinding my teeth…
There’s something very special about the first Sunday of Advent — singing the familiar Advent hymns and lighting the first Advent candle. I always feel…
Transitioning out of a period of waiting can be challenging. You’ve been waiting for that new job or that graduate school acceptance letter — and…
Waiting is often viewed as a negative state. The phrase “I had to wait forever” is a great example of the (sometimes dramatic) exasperation that…