Pasalubong

Pasalubong

What spurs on your journey with Jesus? Today I found that when I connect with fellow followers of Jesus around the globe energy flows into my spiritual journey. I realize others, from different places, love the God of the universe deeply and endeavor to use all that...
Surprise!

Surprise!

Last week I joined in a celebration for a friend’s birthday. All those in attendance gathered together awaiting our blindfolded friend, and then as the blindfold dropped, together we exclaimed, “Surprise!” A dear friend who owns a residence in Surprise,...
Presents

Presents

The beaming bride-to-be sat on the round ottoman opening presents. Surprises awaited to fill her new home. As the wrapping fell to the floor, Sophie discovered new items thoughtfully picked out by family and friends. The macramé table runner from Lisa. A colorful...
Gifts

Gifts

During my childhood, my family set up a nativity scene during Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas. It included a stable, cows, a donkey, sheep, shepherds, the angel Gabriel, Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, and three wise men with their camels. While the figurines...