Thursday, December 24, 2020

I am a Gingerbread House: A Poem



I am a gingerbread house,
My frame made
From the finest ingredients
Imported from a secret place.[i]

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

A Rose is Not Just a Rose: Celebrating good things

 

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

his love endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:34

I approached the kitchen table and caught glance of the single red rose, its stem stuck in a vase and head bowed toward me. Instantly, I wanted to bow my own head in shame. How could I have forgotten? My mind traveled back to the day before when I was shopping for groceries.