The challenge is not to give people what they think they want, but to try and give them what they don’t yet know they want. Or at the very least, what they don’t remember that they wanted.
the secret life of Santa
home for the holidays
Everyone is home for Christmas, our four adult children, their spouses and all the grandkids. It’s a houseful, with 16 of us counting Katie and me. We try to get everyone together every other year, and there are some things you learn. Like that you have to go to the store everyday. This year we… Continue reading home for the holidays
a Saint Nicholas Day sermon
Remember to get your Saint Nicholas / Santa fix today. Christmas is about Someone Else.
Covenant-keeping, sanctifying love
The covenant you make is sacred and permanent. It is approached with reverence and sealed with blood. There is no backing out or giving up. You will swear before these witness to cherish each other until our Lord comes or until death alone shall part you.
getting on top of things
This was an unexpected but unavoidable expense. But it seems like the cupola belongs there, a symbol that some things need not change.
