Advent: Waiting for Jesus #2 During Advent, it’s as if we are re-enacting the thousands of years God’s people were anticipating and longing for the coming of God’s salvation, for Jesus. Then at the end of the four weeks of Advent, Christmas is a...

Advent: Waiting for Jesus #1 Here is the first of some holiday thoughts I'll be posting at the Desiring God Blog during this holiday season. We are a people of promise. For centuries, God prepared people for the coming of his Son, our only hope for...

Life with Talitha -- part 4 Seems like everything is related to everything. So it's not surprising that Thankgiving blog posts overlap with "Life with Talitha" posts. I learned long ago with our other children that you often learn more about your...

It's time for bed. The house is very quiet. This is the sort of quietness that lets my mind go back over the noise and busyness of the day and remember even more things that I'm thankful for. Here's #1 on the list: The Lord is good and his steadfast...

Dinner is soon. Afterward come the apple pie and pecan pie that Talitha baked yesterday. Can't wait.Soon the table will be filled with family and some friends.The centerpiece of wild grapes and hydrangea.