I bet your world is full of holiday hustle, right?
During this season, in the midst of Christmas parties, plans, and pandemonium, I need to stop and breathe.
Tag Archives: Jesus’
Noel Is There Somewhere
I had just unswaddled — is that a word?!?! — all the members of the nativity set. They were each wrapped in crinkled tissue paper… all crammed together in a box from the past year. As I unpacked, I found a wise man’s foot jammed into a shepherd’s nose; Mary’s veiled head shoved under Joseph’s arm pit; a camel’s hoof wedged into a lamb’s mouth!
It was funny to think that this motley crew coming out of my Rubbermaid tub was about to stand tall on my mantel!
Disappointment is Not the Boss of You
When your heart gets slammed with sorrow, it can feel so overwhelming, can’t it? Loss, grief, disappointment — all of that can feel so much bigger than us.
The First Face I’ll See
“You look so much like your mom did when she was your age.”
Those were the words of a friend as she scrolled through some family photos with me.
“Do you remember her face?”
The Surefire Way to Avoid Burnout
Would you define your life as “emotionally demanding?”
If you have been alive more than ten minutes, most likely you would!
That’s just a feature of being a member of the human race here on planet earth… it’s emotionally demanding.
But, living an emotionally demanding life puts you at risk for burnout.
I Need Jesus More Than Coffee
My daughter-in-law Caroline and I travel together, and when we’re in the airport, we’ll do about anything to make it to Starbucks during our layovers. As you can imagine, we can be quite the pair with all our luggage and coffee – not to mention the fact that I’m blind!
The other day she mentioned something that stood out to me. She said “I need Jesus more than coffee.” So simple, yet so true. She wrote this post when she was in graduate school last year, and I thought you all would love it.
Waiting for my coffee to finish brewing made me late to class. I did a clumsy dance all the way there as I attempted to hold all my books along with the piping hot (and dangerous) cup of coffee; the price was darn high to get that cup of coffee into my 8 AM class.
But, it was worth it. No doubt. I knew that if I didn’t have it, I’d stumble through the day, a cloud would hang low over my day.
Coffee starts my day; I offer it to friends when they come over. I treat myself to coffee when I study or simply when I want a treat. I need it; I enjoy it. It’s a faithful friend.
But, I need Jesus more than coffee.
