By: Linda Grabeman Found. It means not lost. For this girl who gets directionally turned around regularly, my goal is the same: Don’t get lost. In my last mishap I went for a walk and ended up trudging nearly seven miles. All alone, in a city I had never visited before. When I finally limped back to my hotel, weary… Read More
By Chloe Grabeman Well, Christmas is now three days past. The gifts have been boxed up and the wrapping paper thrown away. We are now looking towards the new year which can only mean one thing: the hour of resolutions is upon us. Tis the season of renewed gym memberships, organized planners and abandoned Christmas cookies. But before we begin… Read More
By: Linda Grabeman Chloe and I had this recurrent conversation, joyfully spoken countless times throughout her childhood. It went like this: Chloe: I love you. Me: I love you more. Chloe: I love you more than that. Me: I love you everything. Drumroll, little drummer boy. Here’s the hinge of history, the grace gate that opens into the manger: Jesus… Read More
By Chloe Grabeman Have you ever taken the time to really think how strange Jesus’ coming was? How words like “meek” and “mild” seem almost wrong to describe our almighty God? The birth of Christ. The most hidden collision of the extraordinary with the everyday. Angels appearing to shepherds. A grand star guiding wise astronomers. The Son of God, the… Read More
By: Linda Grabeman Here we are. December already. How. Did. That. Happen? My Christmas confession: It’s a perennial problem. I have overdone in every way: buying, shopping, cooking, going…and going and going. Way too fond of pretty and perfect, I’ve decorated the house, bought the presents, and placed them under the tree, grossly ignoring the Incarnate One, the Child I’m… Read More
By Chloe Grabeman Change, transition, uncertainty. Not exactly the words we crochet on a pillow that make our hearts warm and secure. But they seem to be the only things in this life that remain constant. Sometimes they hit us unexpectedly and other times we’ve known of the expiration date from day one. A journey over, a new one to… Read More
By: Linda Grabeman Waiting. Who enjoys that? Our impatience fumes when the pace is S, L, O, W. Delays to our desired destination infuriate us whether they are traffic jams, post office lines or unanswered prayers. We scream: Can’t. You. Hurry. Up? If we’re honest we’ve silently asked God that same question: “Really God, what’s the hold up?” I know… Read More
By Chloe Grabeman It never ceases to amaze me all the ways fear can disguise itself. For me, fear can look a lot like a long to-do list. Not a daily to-do list of things to get done but a personal to-do list of how to get better. All the things you have to do or be that would qualify… Read More
