Christmas – Lauri Hawley

A Christmas Prayer

I pray that today you sense the true presence of Immanuel, God with us.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Light and Life

Here in the northern hemisphere, we just passed the longest night of darkness this year. From here on out, daylight grows longer and longer until June 21.

Is it true that it’s always darkest before the dawn?

What Time Is It, Anyway?

Time. It’s measured in so many different ways. Continue reading What Time Is It, Anyway?

Christmas Cookie Thoughts

Saturday (December 18) was National Bake Cookies Day, and I celebrated most appropriately! I made 205 tasty yummies (yes, I counted).

Making all of those treats took me all day, giving me plenty of time for my thoughts to wander . . .

Dayspring

Darkness Then

The times were dark. It had been over 730 years since the people had been humbled by Assyrian invaders, and now they lived under Roman rule.

What was it like?

The surrounding pungency of hay, hitting his nostrils for the first time . . .

The cool night air brushing against his newborn flesh for the first time . . .