Have Your Cake, and Eat It Too!

Did you know that the 12 Days of Christmas actually ended this past Sunday? If you did, you might also have known it marked the beginning of…Carnival Season. If you’re a Mardi Gras fan, this is not news. Carnival officially begins on Epiphany, or Twelfth Night. And,...

Reboots, Reflections and Resolves.

We will now spend this week watching TV recaps of 2012 and hearing about New Year Resolutions. Shows and commentators will play out the best of this, worst of that, the most memorable moments of celebrities, politics, sports and more. But for each of us personally, it...

Happy Boxing Day: 12/26

Most Americans are not familiar with Boxing Day. We see it on those office supply store produced calendars, but always wonder what it’s about. We think of a day where folks maybe get a chance to punch that annoying visitng family member and let out agressions. Or...

A Christmas Night Story.

This week, we celebrated the best story ever told. Christ coming to earth, to give Himself as a gift to us. But for those of us Americans, there’s a wonderful national Christmas story from our history that I love to share as well. And it all happened Christmas...

Advent: The 4th Sunday – JOY.

The season of Anticipation is just about to hit a high note. This Sunday, we will finally light that pink candle in the wreathe that you may have been looking at and wondering about. It’s known as the angels‘ candle, symbolising the angelic proclamation of joy at...