by Christine Gough A few weeks ago, we loaded up and hopped on a plane to the Bay Area. It had been two years, to the day, that we moved to Oregon from California, and our boys, now 4 and 8, had yet to return for a visit. Our eldest would be jetting off the … Continue reading
“A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse and a branch shall grow out of his roots.” ~Isaiah 11:10 Advent is one of my favorite times in the church year. It’s a call to the church to wait and prepare. This is not a frenzied preparation, but a hopeful time of anticipation. But, … Continue reading
