Love   Nothing fancy today. As we light the second candle, we move closer to the arrival the Christ Child—and the gospel of Love which He brings.  

Faithful   I struggled to come up with how to photograph faithful.  It is not something that can be seen by looking at a still image.  It is something that is demonstrated through our choice of words and actions over time. But... our lives are full of icons representing faithfulness. Dogs Rainbows A wedding band.

Alert Our cats are both on edge right now.  There is a mouse in the house.  He is apparently moving between the family room and the kitchen.  Our normally sedentary cats are on "high alert."  With every sound, with every motion, with every little thing that is not normal, they become suddenly incredibly attentive to every... Continue Reading →

Ready   I am not yet ready to even begin thinking about Christmas this year. The lights are not yet up (typically do this Thanksgiving weekend). There are absolutely no decorations around the house. I haven't even begun thinking about gifts. The thing is, I want to get going... I just cannot seem to find the time. This... Continue Reading →

Rule We live in a world of rules.  They are everywhere. Most of the rules make a lot of sense.  (Could you imagine what driving would be like if didn't have any traffic laws?) Some of them have outlived their usefulness.  (Who cares which side of the street I tie up my donkey?) Some of them... Continue Reading →

Time   Let's face it, no matter how you slice it, time does not appear to be our friend. When we are looking forward to something, it crawls. When we are enjoying life, if flies by too fast. Once gone, it never returns... leaving us with nothing but memories and nostalgia. It dulls our senses and... Continue Reading →

Hope Ferguson · Climate change · Pandemic disease · Drought · Famine · Global population that exceeds global resources · 1%ers · Waning educational standard · Economic fragility ·  ·  ·   (the list is endless) The future is full of scary boogiemen. Advent asks us to take a radical position.  It dares us to hope.  It dares us to face our deep desire that God be manifest... Continue Reading →

This is the second year in a row that I will challenge myself to hold to a daily Advent discipline of capturing a photo each day based on a prescribed daily theme. I will again post these photos in three locations: The VMWishes blog site (here) The VMWishes photo gallery The CTS Lutheran Facebook page... Continue Reading →