He's here. Our newest grandson, River Grant Ryan, arrived on December 2, just a few minutes after midnight. We believed he would be born on 12/1 but I think he was waiting to have a cool birthdate, 12/2/2020. He's beautiful and healthy, a pandemic baby from start to finish. His arrival sent a burst of… Continue reading The Baby Thing
Tag: Advent
Tiptoeing To Christmas
Because of our unimaginable year many people made Christmas happen super fast already. The darkness and cold of winter, the pandemic not letting up, the angst of the election, the way different kind of holiday season approaching, I get it. People are desperately in need of cheer, light and color. Christmas is something we already… Continue reading Tiptoeing To Christmas
A Season of Space
It seems we would have learned by now. One of the first obstacles that popped up when God decided to be revealed in human form was a space issue....a space issue. There was no room for Jesus to be born. And she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and… Continue reading A Season of Space
A Baby, Why?
I was lingering over coffee with a friend this week when she suddenly said, "Why did God choose to come as a baby?" Yes, this is just one example of the delicious people I spend time with these days. I told her I genuinely did not know but nothing could be more surprising, unexpected or… Continue reading A Baby, Why?
Room, Space, Beauty…
I've been so focused on stuff and space these last months. Today is the first day in well over two months that I've been home without workers here and without needing to either move items into my house or back out of it due to our remodel project. After losing our kitchen for a while, our… Continue reading Room, Space, Beauty…