Alabaster Box

Tonight I opened a fortune cookie and read the following speculation while I munched on the cookie:
“You are a lover of words, someday you should write a book.”
Hum… I wonder if this one holds any merit?
It would be wonderful if it did…

Filed under: Books, My Life, Writing on December 30th, 2008 | 15 Comments »

Here I am again falling off of the edge of this month without posting my monthly book and tea post. Oh, well. This month has been one of those months in which I have picked up too many books, read halfway through them, and then sat it aside and began another. So I have decided [...]

Filed under: Books, Tea on December 29th, 2008 | 15 Comments »

“Christian hope is not about wishing things will get better. It is not about hoping that emptiness will go away, meaning return, and life will be stripped of its uncertainties, aches, and anxieties. Nor does it have anything to do with techniques for improving fallen human life, be those therapeutic, spiritual, or even religious. Hope [...]

Filed under: Quotes, Reflections on December 28th, 2008 | 5 Comments »

A beautiful fog rolled in this morning. I actually savor foggy weather, especially when I can stay at home and enjoy it from my windows. Fog somehow transports me to a foreign country across the seas, like Europe, where I am sipping tea and writing long letters sealed with wax. (my imagination is working perfectly [...]

Filed under: My Life, Reflections, Singleness on December 27th, 2008 | 12 Comments »

I drove past the manger scene out in front of a small country church down our road. It was surrounded by the standing shepherds and crouching wise men, with a few livestock trickled throughout. One shepherd was holding a lamb opposite Mary who held her baby. The two are really interchangeable. Baby Jesus = Lamb [...]

Filed under: Gospel, Reflections, Scripture on December 25th, 2008 | 8 Comments »

I know I am a day early, but I just wanted to wish everyone a very merry Christmas. My family is busy wrapping presents and cooking delicious dishes, but I just wanted to steal a few minutes away to come and wish you all a Christ-centered day full of reflection and joy. May your Christmas [...]

Filed under: My Life on December 24th, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Here I sit staring at this Christmas tree. The lights grow dim as my heart begins to think. Where did the weeks go that protected me before Christmas? I thought I had plenty of time to prepare and enjoy. It seems the hurry got under my skin and left me stranded here tonight. There are [...]

Filed under: Reflections on December 23rd, 2008 | 12 Comments »