One of my favorite Christmas carols is “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing.” Last fall I stood at the top of the Bethlehem Hills in Israel and experienced where these angels would have heralded the birth of our Savior to the shepherds keeping watch over their flock by night. It was surreal to say the least. However, in the near …
We were sitting around my parent’s kitchen table with tears in our eyes but a smile on our lips, reading through a list that my brother had made named “Things to be Thankful for (Blessings).” We found this list in Jeremy’s room after he had passed away in a tragic car accident at the age …
My nephew Jeremiah was barely a month old when I had an opportunity to babysit him for the afternoon. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on him for a few hours and kiss on his sweet round cheeks. If you’ve ever been around a newborn, then you know that they typically only eat and …
