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home for the holidays

December 23, 2012 wally metts3 Comments

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 →

Posted in celebration, faith, familyTagged advent, grandkids, holidays, reconciliation

the wait is over

December 24, 2011 wally mettsLeave a comment

Joseph was likely an older man. And she was likely a very young woman. Few men in history have shown such restraint. Or such faith.

Posted in celebration, faithTagged advent, christmas eve, nativity, St. Joseph, waiting

a shepherd’s heart

December 24, 2010December 21, 2010 wally mettsLeave a comment

"He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters." No I didn't write that. But I wrote about it.

Posted in celebration, faithTagged advent, Jesus, shepherds

outcast and ignored

December 23, 2010December 20, 2010 wally mettsLeave a comment

God is always taking the unexpected and the unlikely and even the unworthy to do His work.

Posted in celebration, faithTagged advent, Amos, shepherd

why is there a pink candle?

December 11, 2010 wally mettsLeave a comment

We’re halfway through advent, waiting for the white candle, the Christ candle. And here, suddenly, a splash of color and a glimpse of the wonder to come.

Posted in celebrationTagged advent, candle, joy

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