Ramblings and Observations

A Big Apple Christmas Matt McPherson was headed to the nightlife and excitement of New York City. “Christmas with my little brother,” he thought. “Yeah,

When they are crushed and strained, grapes become wine. When seeds find themselves in damp, dark places, they sprout into bounty and beauty. Under pressure,

This month I’m mixing two very different practices. First, the Christian Advent Calendar with its little doors or tabs that have a surprise gift inside.   Second,

You may expect a November blog to be about thankfulness. Well. . . it is and it isn’t. First, let’s talk about expectations. The year-end holidays

At some time in our lives we are encouraged to save our money for a rainy day. Perhaps, what you save is simply those pennies,

Do you find it challenging to make decisions or manage change? Are your decision factors fuzzy? Does it stress you out to determine what’s next?

Our lives are full of changes. We effortless glide through the little ones. The ones we choose to make are often quite easy. Sometimes, we

Parts of our planet Earth look so fractured from 30,000’ above. As a result of millennials of change, our planet has reacted to the flow