Monthly Archives: December 2010

    They Shall Mount Up With Wings of Eagles Tuesday, December 21     Today was incredibly stressful. I was busy, the phone rang off the hook, and my envelope printer quit working. Add that to weeks of being very … Continue reading →

  Watch for this—a virgin will get pregnant and bear a son; They will name him Immanuel (Hebrew for “God is with us”). Matthew 1:23 (The Message)  

    Chuck-E-Cheese for Gloria’s Birthday Saturday, December 11     This was the day we celebrated Gloria’s tenth birthday.     Racing cars with grandpa     It is rare that we go to Chuck-E-Cheese with only two children. … Continue reading →

  A Savior has just been born in David’s town, a Savior who is Messiah and Master. Luke 2:11 (The Message)  

    A Holiday Concert The Fifth & Sixth Grades of Our Local Middle School Thursday, December 9 – 7:00 p.m.     There were beautiful poinsettias on stage, so I used one for a test photo shot.     Our … Continue reading →

  When we worship the right way, God doesn’t stir us up into confusion; he brings us into harmony. This goes for all the churches—no exceptions. 1 Corinthians 14:33 (The Message)  

    Saying Goodbye to a Friend Thursday, December 9   On Thursday morning, December 9, David Smucker (youngest son of our longtime Amish friends) called to say that his dad had died during the night. We were not surprised because … Continue reading →

  Oh! Teach us to live well! Teach us to live wisely and well! Psalm 90:12 (The Message)  

    Lititz Area Mennonite School 2010 Christmas Program ~ Wednesday, December 8     Kindergarten: Jared (grandson) is fourth from the right in the front row.     Singing Mary Had a Baby Boy & Sing We Now of Christmas … Continue reading →

  All the popular gods are stuff and nonsense, but God made the cosmos! Splendor and majesty flow out of him, strength and joy fill his place. 1 Chronicles 16:26-27 (The Message)