Focusing Our Calling Within Our Present

What a gift we have as human beings to be in the present with a story and past behind us while moving toward the future with goals and dreams. We’re the only living creatures that can be aware of all three—past, present, future—at any given moment. That’s amazing, and...

Ribbons of Celebration and Reflection

I tug the ribbons loose on a Christmas box I labeled long ago, “Nativity Sets and Other Often-Used Decorations.” I always open this box first. Inside is a nativity set I’ll arrange across the top of our upright piano and several smaller sets that also have their...