We hung the lights, but they wouldn’t twinkle. We wrapped gifts without any joy. The freshly cut tree lost its pine scent. Carols droned on in a dull aching tone. The snow was neither crisp nor fluffy. The bells had no jingle. The horses no spark in their steps. Star and bell shaped cookies burnt and tasteless. The ChristmasContinue reading “The Christmas that Never Came”
Category Archives: For This December To Be Different
Meet Me at the Dock
Find my scarf, tie my boots, need a walk. Through the woods, to the lake. Jesus, meet me at the dock. Go find your dock. Find a place to regroup. Clear your head. Meet with God. Pray. Maybe it’s on a mountaintop, maybe it’s under a star-filled sky, maybe it’s on your bathroom floor, butContinue reading “Meet Me at the Dock”
Work. Finish. Publish.
When I started this little 25 day journey, I did admit that not all 25 posts had been written yet. Most. But not all. So often I have seen bloggers say “every Thursday I’ll do this. Then they’ll only do whatever it was for a few weeks. Or promise twice weekly posts, never to beContinue reading “Work. Finish. Publish.”
Leah by the Lake 