by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 31, 2014 | Praying in Color
New Year’s resolutions can be daunting. To try to change or add even a single new behavior for a whole year can feel so big, so unmanageable. Maybe the problem is the word “Year.” Instead, what about New Day’s resolutions? On December 31, instead of writing a list of...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 30, 2014 | Praying in Color
Even in the midst of Christmas celebration, there are people in trouble or deep sorrow. May God’s Peace be with them and their families. After reading Tomie dePaola’s The Legend of the Poinsettia last night, I used the poinsettia as a framework for the...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 29, 2014 | Praying in Color
Here are six finished Advent calendars from five different people. Thanks to the four people who shared their calendars with me. Of course, I would love to see others. This first two are from friends Cindy O and Connie D. Cindy used phrases and words associated with...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 26, 2014 | Praying in Color
Violating my own Suggestion Restriction pact with myself, here is a Suggestion: Celebrate Christmas for the full 12 Days. If you are a family of many or only one, plan some intentional special activity each day. Mark it on the calendar. The activity does not have to...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 25, 2014 | Praying in Color
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6 NIV) Or in Eugene Peterson’s The...
