What Have You Done With Baby Jesus?
It’s December 2005. Annie and Emma unbuckle their seat belts and scramble to be the first to sit next to me. It’s time for our “pre-preschool” parking lot conversation. We…
Layers
This word kept popping up in different places the other day. I heard and saw it multiple times. In holiday recipes. In a DIY video about decorating a Christmas tree. In…
Santa Sandwich
Sitting at Fazoli’s enjoying some spaghetti when I look out the window to the fast food place next door. The sign said, “Try Our New Santa Sandwich”. I came here…
To Face Unafraid
Have you ever noticed something you’ve never noticed before? I’ve heard the song all my life. Yet until the other day, the lyric has blown past me like snowflakes on…
Mistletoe
Have you stolen a kiss under the mistletoe this Christmas season?If you miss your chance, come to our house. Because from the looks of the tree in our front yard,…
Christmas Calling
In the early 1980’s during my years at Northwestern College I lived in Colenbrander Hall. Dan and Dave were identical twin brothers who lived on my wing. It took me…
Lonely At Christmas
It began as a desperate act of self-preservation. In December of 2007 I’d been living in Lubbock for several months after 14 years in the Phoenix valley. I was a…
The Week Before Christmas
Annie and Emma unbuckled their seat belts and tried to be the first to sit next to me. It was time for our “pre-preschool” parking lot conversation. We had been…
Christmas Coasters
They played quietly by the couch, behind the large black antique trunk that serves as a coffee table in the living room. On the other side of the trunk, Christmas…
The Weight Of Christmas Present
“Are you finding everything ok?” The 20-something brother and sister were looking through a stack of Phoenix Suns shirts. “Who knows? We’re buying for our mother. She’s really picky.” “Don’t…