Thirty-eight days… Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.  (N.K.J.V.) We are all aware of how people tend to go a little nutty this time of year.  I know the word busy seems to be overused, but that is because we all live in a society where things are constantly speeding up.  Slowing...

Thirty-nine days… Well, this is it.  I’m down to the last thirty-nine days of my thirty-ninth year.  Ever since I began writing this blog on September 19th, I’ve reflected about many things in my life.  So far in my short thirty-nine years, I’ve been blessed to see many prayers answered.  These answers are nothing short of miracles; God...

Forty days… I’m feeling a bit sentimental today, and I have no idea why.  Maybe it’s the nostalgic feeling of Christmases gone by.  It could quite possibly be that I’m always overwhelmed this time of year for those who don’t have enough financial means to make ends meet.  Or, more selfishly, it could be because I’m in the middle of directing...

Forty-one days… I will soon be on my way to an ugly sweater Christmas party.  I’ve been going over this whole “growing older” thing in my mind, and I realize that starting in middle age, it is highly possible for fashion short circuits to start happening in the brain.  I’m beginning to have some brain glitches myself.  For example, I went from...

Forty-two days… Happy Sunday!  I’m sure many of you are going to do exactly what I am going to do today.  After church, I will be continuing my preparations for Christmas.  Throughout the crazy busy malls where crowds of people dash from store to store in hopes of finding the perfect gift for their special someone, there are many grumpy and...

Forty-three days… John 6:28-29 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”  Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”  (N.K.J.V.) At Christmastime, children are often asked, “Do you believe?”  Department stores have coined the word “believe” as a slogan,...