A Mending Shift

a bird sings, not because if has an answer to give, but because it has a song to sing … this is my song

Attic Blog: Merry Xmas (or is it Happy Holidays?)

| December 24, 2008

Share When I was a teen, the major Christmas Battle was over the use of Xmas instead of Christmas.Today, the popular battle has moved from Merry Xmas to Happy Holidays. In fact, I just heard a song on the radio yesterday (entitled It’s Called Christmas … With a Capital C!!!) that was ammo for those [...]

O Night Divine (or not)

| December 23, 2008

Share I wanted to bless you with this beautiful rendition of one of my all time favorite Christmas songs, O Holy Night. It moved me so much that it brought tears to my eyes (in addition to killing a few cats and shattering our double pane windows). Enjoy and Merry Christmas! (You can thank or [...]

Nice

| December 22, 2008

Share “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie

Our Best Christmas Ever

| December 22, 2008

Share Wow. So I am writing this on the heals of our families’ Advent Conspiracy Celebration night (you can click on the Transform Your Christmas image on the right-sidebar for more info). Our goal for the last month was to skimp and save money in order to help those who do not have water to [...]

Our Little Conspiracy

| November 19, 2008

Share This photo sickens me. I imagine my mom, my wife, my daughters having to drink this kind of water in this kind of way. This photo sickens me. Does it sicken you? In light of this photo, this is also what sickens me: Americans spend an average of $450 billion on Christmas. To solve [...]

“It’s So Beautiful, It Just Has to Be True…”

| December 24, 2007

Share  Phyllis Tickle shares a story of a time when she was speaking at an Episcopalian church in Georgia:  After she was done speaking–-and the adults stopped arguing–-a 16 year old boy lined up to ask her a question, “Mam, there is a question I just have to ask you.” “Well, what would that be?” she inquired. [...]

O Come All Ye…

| December 23, 2007

Share I have an annoying mental habit when it comes to songs lyrics, especially with worship songs: I find myself re-writing the lyrics in my head. I think I do this in part because I am not good enough to write an entire song on my own, so I play off the talents of others [...]

The Lighter Side of Christmas #1

| December 20, 2007

Share    This one took me a second and then I laughed really hard, knowing that I probably shouldn’t be….   My favorite Holiday drink is Eggnog Latte, though I am now reconsidering…