Author: Annette
Wife, mother, blogger, Catholic ministry. I love to garden even when it goes wrong. Same with writing (and we know it can go wrong.) Believing that God is present in all of it.
Joy to the World!
“Glory to God in the highestand on earth peace to those on whomhis favor rests” Luke 2:14Sometimes I wonder if God’s favor rests on me. I wonder if God’s favor rests on war torn regions or on innocents that are caught in the crossfire of powers beyond even their understanding. I wonder how we can…
Merry Christmas!!
“For a child is born to us, a son is given us;upon his shoulder dominion rests.They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-HeroFather-Forever, Prince of Peace.” Isiaih 9:5Live a life that says “thank you”.
O Holy Night
“Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear. The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I…
Our God is with Us
“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment when Quirinius was Governor of Syria. So all went out to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the…
Five Days until Christmas!
My daughter is so excited! The countdown is on! She is ready! Santa is coming! The goodness of life surrounds her! What a wonderful place to be.Today, while we were shopping for her teachers Christmas present, we saw a very large hand painted Jesus (it was beautiful) but it was opened up like he was…
Joseph
Joseph is one of my favorite charecters in the Bible. An unassuming bystander who is thrust full force into God’s plan and accepts it. The job given to Joseph is not minimal, he is to be the earthly father of Jesus. Please take a couple of minutes to watch the video about Joseph and think…