We had a wild turkey in our yard (garden, if you’re British) yesterday. I spotted it through the window from the kitchen. How the heck did it get inside our fenced yard? It strutted menacingly—head jerking back and forth—towards the chicken coop. “It’s after their food,” I thought, “and it’s going to peck our poor … Continue reading
It takes a red Starbucks cup to remind me that I have come to enjoy “the holidays”—that festive season from Thanksgiving to New Year including Christmas and Hanukkah—here in the United States. It’s mid November and the USA is gearing up. Catalogues overflow with holiday décor, while jars of chestnuts and gingerbread house kits fill … Continue reading
May you know peace, comfort and joy this Christmas.
Do not be afraid. These were the words spoken by the angel to Mary (Luke 1:30). Fear, I wrote earlier this month, can immobilize us and stop us stepping out with God in his purpose to give us, and other people, a hope and a future. Fear can hold us back, but courage helps us live … Continue reading
For this Christmas season, I first pictured our December petit four as bold and eye-catching among our other delicate desserts: a dazzling gold bow atop beautiful, smooth red fondant draped delicately over the sides of a sponge cake. But although our Christmas petit four is indeed very attractive, it does not sit brightly in the … Continue reading
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