by Soulcare Anchoress | Aug 9, 2022 | Gifts, Grace, Surprise, Unexpected
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,...
by Soulcare Anchoress | Nov 19, 2019 | Christmas, Gifts, 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...
by Soulcare Anchoress | Jan 1, 2019 | Christmas, Epiphany, Gifts, Jesus
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...
