One of our family’s favorite traditions is decorating the Christmas tree. Like everyone else who has a tree for the holidays, we like to make it look pretty, but it is the activities that surround this traditional event that make it so special. When we first married, my wife and I had no ornaments for the tree, and we also lacked the finances to purchase […]
Your tender hand caught the heart,Of all who watched to see,The gentle touch of innocence,Take hold of the one nearby.Here, in foreign arms, you feltSecure to rest and wait,Till curiosity and comfort met.Bravely you reached out,For the face of him who held you.From that face, I saw youAs you brushed my chin.We stood as one together,Declaring eternal truth;By water and the Spirit,Be reborn. (Penned in […]